# NTSB FTW70FQG14: Hughes 269A, N8926F, Slaton, TX, May 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1970
- Place: Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
- Location: 33.4455° N, 101.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slaton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4455&lon=-101.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FQG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0699  70/5/21    SLATON,TEX          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N8926F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 26, 2160 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLATON,TEX                  SLATON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 ROD FAILED.
```

## 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Slaton

## 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 FTW69F0337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0337), Dec 14, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Odonnell, TX, destroyed
- [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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