# NTSB FTW68A0076: Hughes 269A, N8818F, Plainview, TX, February 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1968
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0206   68/2/3    PLAINVIEW,TEX       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2465
        TIME - 1700                    N8818F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND HOVERING TURN TO RT.FAILED TOLAND WHEN RPM DROPPED OR TO MAINTAIN LEVEL ATITUDE
```

## 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

## 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 FTW67A0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0035-114913), Sep 23, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8818F), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0085), Mar 8, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8818F), Houston, 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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