# NTSB IAD72FIG02: Hughes 269B, N9424F, Bowie, MD, July 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1971
- Place: Bowie, MD · BOWIE, MD
- Location: 38.9547° N, 76.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-76.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD72FIG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72FIG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0722   71/7/4    BOWIE,MD            HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2800
        TIME - 1900                    N9424F              PX-  0  0  2  NS CTR PASSG              TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAV PARKING LOT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUNNING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF FROM CONFINED AREA W HIGH OBSTRCTNS AT GROSS WT,HIT WIRES,CRASHED,RLD OVER.
```

## 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

## 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 IAD70FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIG02), Jan 25, 1970: Hughes 269B (N9424F), Beltsville, 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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