# NTSB DEN66A0013: Hughes 269A-1, N8949F, Mesa, AZ, July 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1965
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0530  65/7/29    MESA ARIZ           HUGHES 269A-1       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 600
        TIME - 1450                    N8949F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT ALLOWED MECHANIC TO HANDLE CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8949F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

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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