# NTSB FTW70F0345: Hughes 269A, N8945F, Aiken, TX, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Aiken, TX · AIKEN, TX
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4474  69/12/11   AIKEN,TEX           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3019
        TIME - 1500                    N8945F              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TEX               AIKEN,TEX
        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.
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS OBSERVED,IN CONTINUOUS R TURN FROM APRX 500 FT UNTIL GRND CONTACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8945F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945F-1991-03-27), registration cancelled 1991-03-27, S/N 250030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8945F (1)

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 FTW88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA040), Dec 17, 1987: Hughes 269A-1 (N8945F), Eldorado, 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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