# NTSB IAD76FIG16: Hughes 269B, N9397F, Gaithersburgh, MD, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Gaithersburgh, MD · GAITHERSBURGH, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1268  76/5/31    GAITHERSBURGH,MD    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N9397F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 1125 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURGH,MD            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9397F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397F-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 84-0127, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 19760531013709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013709A), May 31, 1976: Hughes 269B, Gaithersburgh, MD, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9397F (4)

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 FTW81FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG04), Oct 26, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Girard, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD74DIG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG19), Feb 13, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0034), Jan 26, 1968: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Sundance, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0010), Jul 14, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Cody, WY, 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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