# NTSB FTW70AF082: Hughes 269A, N8750F, Ozona, TX, June 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1970
- Place: Ozona, TX · OZONA, TX
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0726  70/6/19    OZONA,TEX           HUGHES 269A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3700
        TIME - 1035                    N8750F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                FLORIDA                      OZONA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT 40 FT POWERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8750F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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