# NTSB DEN70D0118: Hughes 269A, N8855F, Roy, NM, October 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1969
- Place: Roy, NM · ROY, NM
- Location: 35.9451° N, 104.1963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roy, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9451&lon=-104.1963&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3753  69/10/31 NR.ROY,N MEX          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 2034
        TIME - 1110                    N8855F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 865 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEQUESITE RANCH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOWER COUPLING SHAFT,PN 80269A 5504-5,SEPARATED. ROUNDING UP CATTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8855F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855F-2018-04-04), registration cancelled 2018-04-04, S/N 0216, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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