# NTSB FTW69F0502: Hughes 269B, N9489F, Lubbock, TX, May 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1969
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0502

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2440   69/5/1    LUBBOCK,TEX         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1233
        TIME - 1330                    N9489F              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 LUBBOCK,TEX                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION TO INSPECTOR ON GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9489F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9489F), registered now, S/N 870325 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Town And Country

## Other investigations on N9489F (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 MIA72FKG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG44), Sep 23, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9489F), Arlington, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0248), Aug 11, 1969: Hughes 269B (N9489F), Arlington, 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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