# NTSB FTW76FPM30: Hughes 269C, N7453F, Vinita, OK, September 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
- Location: 36.6442° N, 95.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinita, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6442&lon=-95.0622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3106  76/9/25  NR.VINITA,OK          HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 105
        TIME - 1212                    N7453F              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHELSEA,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7453F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7453F-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 760518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (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 19760925033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925033009A), Sep 25, 1976: Hughes 269C, Vinita, OK, 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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