# NTSB FTW66A0084: Hughes 269A, N8733F, Tulsa, OK, March 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1966
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0123  66/3/28    TULSA OKLA          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 248
        TIME - 1740                    N8733F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEBBINS AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-GROUND RESONANCE FOR AN UNDETERMINED CAUSE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8733F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8733F), registered now, S/N 22-0052 (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: Stebbins Airport

## Other investigations on N8733F (4)

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 CHI01LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA223), Jul 22, 2001: Hughes 269A (N8733F), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter's loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering close to the ground, and the low altitude and low airspeed. A factor relating to this accident was the pilot not being…
- [NTSB NYC75FFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFJ11), Sep 12, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8733F), Groveland, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0122), Jun 30, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8733F), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0027), Sep 3, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8733F), Tulsa, OK, destroyed

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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