# NTSB FTW71DQG34: Hughes 269A, N8717F, Borger, TX, September 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1970
- Place: Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Location: 35.6594° N, 101.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-101.4024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3767  70/9/12    BORGER,TEX          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N8717F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 5450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORGER,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- LND ON HEELS OF SKIDS AND TAIL SKID. M/R CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8717F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8717F-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 111-0030, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Borger

## Other investigations on N8717F (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 LAX69D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0177), Oct 24, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8717F), Phoenix, AZ, 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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