# NTSB FTW69F0337: Hughes 269A, N8926F, Odonnell, TX, December 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1968
- Place: Odonnell, TX · ODONNELL, TX
- Location: 32.9652° N, 101.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Donnell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9652&lon=-101.8308&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 February 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0337
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0337

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4273  68/12/14   ODONNELL,TEX        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 152
        TIME - 0800                    N8926F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    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 - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ATTEMPTING CLIMBING TURN AT 50 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8926F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8926F-2000-02-07), registration cancelled 2000-02-07, S/N 93-0293 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8926F (5)

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 ANC99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA092), Jul 15, 1999: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, and an inadequately planned approach. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.
- [NTSB FTW74FQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD01), Jul 12, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Alpine, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW70FQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQG14), May 21, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Slaton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0121), Jun 19, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Dumas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0053), Nov 30, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Lubbock, 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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