# NTSB FTW72FQG02: Hughes 269B, N9341F, Slaton, TX, July 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1971
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FQG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2412   71/7/7    SLATON,TEX          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N9341F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 1386 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLATON,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT IN TAIL LOW ATT WHILE TURNING TO R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9341F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9341F-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 44-0059, built 1964 (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: Slaton

## Other investigations on N9341F (4)

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 FTW74FQG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG51), Apr 17, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9341F), Spur, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74FQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG12), Aug 23, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9341F), Hart, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73DQG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG17), Sep 8, 1972: Hughes 269B (N9341F), Slaton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0032), Sep 8, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9341F), Hale Center, 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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