# NTSB IAD71DIJ06: Hughes 269B, N9328F, Big Rock, VA, August 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1970
- Place: Big Rock, VA · BIG ROCK, VA
- Location: 37.3526° N, 82.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Rock, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3526&lon=-82.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1372   70/8/8    BIG ROCK,VA         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1030
        TIME - 1815                    N9328F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG ROCK,VA                 GRUNDY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- HIT BIRD,WHILE CHECKING FOR DMG ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO DSCND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9328F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9328F-1972-02-15), registration cancelled 1972-02-15, S/N 24-0034 (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: Grundy

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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