# NTSB CHI73DEC04: Hughes 269A, N8889F, Troy, MI, August 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1972
- Place: Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEC04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3027  72/8/26    TROY,MICH           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1535                    N8889F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        30, 3998 TOTAL HOURS, 194
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GRAND PRIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,MICH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- UNOCCUPIED HELICOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE THEN CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8889F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889F-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 0264 (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: Destroyed
- Airport:  Grand Prix

## Other investigations on N8889F (2)

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 ATL86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA141), May 29, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8889F), Daniels, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0088), Jan 15, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8889F), W.Bloomfield, MI, 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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