# NTSB FTW65A0107: Hughes 269B, N9306F, Lamesa, TX, April 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1965
- Place: Lamesa, TX · LAMESA, TX
- Location: 32.7333° N, 101.9538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamesa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7333&lon=-101.9538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0194  65/4/30    LAMESA TEX          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N9306F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMESA MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- TAPE PUT ON TAIL ROTOR BLADES AS PROTECTION NOT AN APPROVED MAINT ACTION MAINT PERS THOUT IT WAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9306F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9306F-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 0008, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lamesa Mun

## Other investigations on N9306F (5)

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 DEN77FTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE28), Mar 24, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Erie, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN72FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE70), May 18, 1972: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Fort Collins, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN67A0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0057), Mar 27, 1967: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0116), May 18, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3615](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3615), Aug 26, 1964: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Wilson, 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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