# NTSB FTW70FQD10: Hughes 269B, N9333V, Pecos, TX, April 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1970
- Place: Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Location: 31.4229° N, 103.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4229&lon=-103.4932&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 January 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FQD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1794  70/4/13    PECOS,TEX           HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N9333V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 442 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CRUISING AT 40 MPH,2700RPM ACFT BEGAN R DSNDG TURN.T/R BLADES AND HUB NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9333V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9333V), registered now, S/N 53-0207, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9333V (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 CHI08CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA097), Mar 21, 2008: Hughes 269A (N9333V), Franklin Furnac, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel exhaustion during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the trees.
- [NTSB DEN73FTE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE77), May 21, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9333V), Broomfield, CO, 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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