# NTSB IAD70FKM14: Hughes 269B, N9457F, Bryson City, NC, June 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1970
- Place: Bryson City, NC · BRYSON CITY, NC
- Location: 35.4265° N, 83.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryson City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4265&lon=-83.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FKM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FKM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0698  70/6/20    BRYSON CITY,NC      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2425
        TIME - 1600                    N9457F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOSSAMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYSON CITY,NC              BRYSON CITY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PARTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9457F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9457F-1991-01-08), registration cancelled 1991-01-08, S/N 160235 (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: Sossamon

## Other investigations on N9457F (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 MIA78FKG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG65), Jul 29, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9457F), Swainboro, GA, 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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