# NTSB DEN66A0073: Hughes 269A, N8891F, Arvada, WY, April 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1966
- Place: Arvada, WY · ARVADA, WY
- Location: 44.6622° N, 106.1420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arvada, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6622&lon=-106.1420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0058   66/4/5    ARVADA WYO          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 570
        TIME - 1330                    N8891F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- HERDING SHEEP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8891F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8891F), registered now, S/N 83-0266 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8891F (6)

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 DEN78DTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC05), Nov 25, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73FTE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE67), Mar 21, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Lafayette, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72DTE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE10), Aug 7, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN71DXA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA18), Mar 3, 1971: Hughes 269A-1 (N8891F), Laramie, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0232), Apr 4, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Fox Park, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1044), Dec 18, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Broomfield, CO, 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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