# NTSB DEN76DQA57: Hughes 269A-1, N8942F, Milagro, NM, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Milagro, NM · MILAGRO, NM
- Location: 34.9384° N, 105.2392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milagro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9384&lon=-105.2392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2085  76/8/14    MILAGRO,NM          HUGHES 269A-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 102
        TIME - 1315                    N8942F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              MONTOYA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING AT A SERVICE STATION BESIDE HIGHWAY.HIT POWERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8942F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8942F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 15-0019, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A-1
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8942F (1)

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 FTW02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA104), Mar 27, 2002: Hughes 269A-1 (N8942F), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering. Contributing factors were the tailwind and gusty wind conditions.

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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