# NTSB FTW76FQG89: Hughes 269B, N9301F, Amarillo, TX, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2102   76/8/5    AMARILLO,TX         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 1645                    N9301F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PIC OP CYCLIC,CP OP COLLECTIVE & PEDALS. NEITHER QUALIFIED IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9301F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9301F-1984-02-13), registration cancelled 1984-02-13, S/N 0003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760805022069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805022069A), Aug 5, 1976: Hughes 269B, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. PIC op cyclic,cp op collective & pedals. Neither qualified in acft.

## Other investigations on N9301F (3)

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 FTW81DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ06), Nov 8, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Guymon, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75DKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG29), Aug 30, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Alma, GA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX67A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0065), Jan 5, 1967: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Bloomington, CA, 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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