# NTSB CHI79FEK16: Hughes 269B, N9439F, Findlay, OH, June 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1979
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK16

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1753  79/6/24    FINDLAY,OH          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N9439F              PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     AGE 43, 17114 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINDLAY,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9439F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439F-1993-06-23), registration cancelled 1993-06-23, S/N 550194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9439F (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 CHI78DEG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEG13), Jun 28, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Tipp City, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG30), May 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Post, TX, 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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