# NTSB CHI69A0032: Hughes 269A, N8930F, Camp Denison, OH, September 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1968
- Place: Camp Denison, OH · CAMP DENISON, OH
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3448  68/9/19    CAMP DENISON,OHIO   HUGHES 269A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1807                    N8930F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 11000 TOTAL HOURS, 44
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- M/R THRST BEARNG,PN269A5050-51,DISINTGRATED,RUST ON OUTER RACE.M/R MAST BROKE ABOVE FLANGE ATCH PT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8930F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8930F-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N 113-0312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8930F (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 UNK64X4078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4078), Sep 20, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8930F), Bryantsville, KY, substantial damage

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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