# NTSB CHI79FEV21: Hughes 269B, N9323F, Flanagan, IL, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Flanagan, IL · FLANAGAN, IL
- Location: 40.8774° N, 88.8588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flanagan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8774&lon=-88.8588&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEV21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1630  79/5/19    FLANAGAN,IL         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N9323F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLANAGAN,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/FUEL STORAGE TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9323F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9323F), registered now, S/N 24-0025, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790519015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519015859A), May 19, 1979: Hughes 269B, Flanagan, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot let acft drift into a fuel tank while hovering.

## Other investigations on N9323F (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 MIA66A0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0127), May 4, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9323F), Landrum, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1406), Apr 21, 1964: Hughes 269B (N9323F), Winooski, VT, 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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