# NTSB FTW72DRG77: Hughes 269B, N9499F, Llano, TX, April 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1972
- Place: Llano, TX · LLANO, TX
- Location: 30.7510° N, 98.6765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Llano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7510&lon=-98.6765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1776  72/4/23    LLANO,TEX           HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4440
        TIME - 1415                    N9499F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LLANO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LLANO,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED NON-ROTORCRAFT RATED PLT TO MAKE TKOF.SKID CAUGHT ON CLUMP OF GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9499F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9499F-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 870327, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Llano

## Other investigations on N9499F (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 CHI88FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA214), Aug 21, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9499F), Hampton, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB FTW74FQG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG69), Jun 18, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9499F), Slayton, TX, 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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