# NTSB FTW74FQD01: Hughes 269A, N8926F, Alpine, TX, July 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1973
- Place: Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FQD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1679  73/7/12  NR.ALPINE,TEX         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 15000
        TIME - 1300                    N8926F              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 7010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALPINE,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
        REMARKS- JAMMED FLT CONTRLS COYOTE HUNTNG.INVEST REVEALED 4 SHELL CASES UNDER SEAT AT CYCLIC CONT MECHANISM
```

## 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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730712020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712020849A), Jul 12, 1973: Hughes 269A, Alpine, TX, Destroyed. Jammed flt contrls coyote huntng. Invest revealed 4 shell cases under seat at cyclic cont mechanism

## 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 FTW70FQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQG14), May 21, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Slaton, TX, substantial damage
- [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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