# NTSB FTW67A0001: Hughes 269B, N9303F, Little Rock, AR, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0609   66/7/1    LITTLE ROCK ARK     HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0725                    N9303F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 19250 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1202 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE ROCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TESTS SHOWED LDG GR OLEO STRUTS HAD EXCESS OIL AND NO AIR PRESSURE.17 HRS SINCE 100 HR INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9303F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9303F-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 113-0005, built 1963 (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: Little Rock

## Other investigations on N9303F (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 ATL86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA044), Dec 18, 1985: Hughes 269B (N9303F), Stone Mountain, GA, destroyed
- [NTSB ATL80DLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA13), Sep 3, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9303F), Meigs, GA, 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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