# NTSB FTW69D0386: Hughes 269A, N8783F, Waring, TX, February 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1969
- Place: Waring, TX · WARING, TX
- Location: 29.9508° N, 98.8031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9508&lon=-98.8031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0386
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0386

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0939   69/2/6    WARING,TEX          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 14000
        TIME - 2000                    N8783F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUST STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAXI DURING DARKNESS IN DUST FROM PLOWED FIELD.LOST GRND REFERENCE.R SKID DUG INTO GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8783F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 72-0114, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rust Strip

## Other investigations on N8783F (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 FTW68A0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0077), Feb 17, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8783F), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0105-201575), Apr 25, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8783F), San Antonio, 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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