# NTSB FTW71AQG53: Hughes 269A, N8929F, Spearman, TX, January 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1971
- Place: Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Location: 36.1982° N, 101.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1982&lon=-101.1943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AQG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AQG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0684  71/1/28    SPEARMAN,TEX        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1549
        TIME - 1730                    N8929F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 468 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPEARMAN,TEX                SPEARMAN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HEL IN CLBG L TURN,LOST ROTOR RPM.TOO LOW TO EFFECT RCVRY,HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8929F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8929F-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 113-0311, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- 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 N8929F (3)

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 CHI76FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP38), Jul 25, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Abbotsford, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DER68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER68), May 21, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Lafayette, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1957](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1957), May 25, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Mexico, MO, 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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