# NTSB DEN68D0232: Hughes 269A, N8891F, Fox Park, WY, April 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1968
- Place: Fox Park, WY · FOX PARK, WY
- Location: 41.0801° N, 106.1534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fox Park, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0801&lon=-106.1534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0801   68/4/4    FOX PARK,WYO        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N8891F              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 41, 4654 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            105 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 4-5FT DEEP SNOW.MAIN-TAIL ROTORS DAMAGED ON SNOW CONTACT.WIND 30K GUSTING 40K FORCED ACFT TO GRND.
```

## 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 DEN66A0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0073), Apr 5, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Arvada, 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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