# NTSB IAD70FIG02: Hughes 269B, N9424F, Beltsville, MD, January 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1970
- Place: Beltsville, MD · BELTSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.0399° N, 76.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beltsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0399&lon=-76.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FIG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIG02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0206  70/1/25    BELTSVILLE,MD       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N9424F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 2162 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGE PARK,MD             BELTSVILLE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9424F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9424F-1974-05-17), registration cancelled 1974-05-17, S/N 25-0165 (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
- Airport: Beltsville

## Other investigations on N9424F (1)

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 IAD72FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72FIG02), Jul 4, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9424F), Bowie, MD, 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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