# NTSB FTW67A0010: Hughes 269A, N8893F, Little Rock, AR, July 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0575  66/7/14    LITTLE ROCK ARK     HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 19200
        TIME - 0730                    N8893F              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 1240 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELICOPTERS INC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-PASSENGER WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PX BLOOD ALCOHOL 110 MG PERCENT.NOT POLICE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8893F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 83-0269, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Helicopters Inc

## Other investigations on N8893F (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 MIA69F0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0155), Jul 24, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8893F), Cope, SC, 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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