# NTSB CHI67A0132: Hughes 269A, N8868F, Euclid, OH, June 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1967
- Place: Euclid, OH · EUCLID, OH
- Location: 41.5921° N, 81.5197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Euclid, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5921&lon=-81.5197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0247  67/6/14    EUCLID,OHIO         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 600
        TIME - 1445                    N8868F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUYAHOGA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT FLARED TOO LOW OVER LAKE,TAIL ROTOR WENT INTO WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8868F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868F-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 63-0232, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cuyahoga

## Other investigations on N8868F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC70AK060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK060), May 15, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8868F), Kansas City, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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