# NTSB FTW65A0085: Hughes 269A, N8818F, Houston, TX, March 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1965
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0104   65/3/8    HOUSTON TEX         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N8818F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 17139 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 639 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8818F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8818F-1974-02-13), registration cancelled 1974-02-13, S/N 0161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Intl

## Other investigations on N8818F (2)

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 FTW68A0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0076), Feb 3, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8818F), Plainview, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0035-114913), Sep 23, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8818F), Mineral Wells, TX, 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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