# NTSB LAX65A0064: Hughes 300, N9308F, Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1965
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0101   65/2/8  NR.LAS VEGAS NEV      HUGHES 300          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 100
        TIME - 1145                    N9308F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9308F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9308F-2013-08-01), registration cancelled 2013-08-01, S/N 123-0010, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 300
- 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

## Other investigations on N9308F (3)

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 ATL85LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA287), Sep 28, 1985: Hughes 269A (N9308F), Winchester, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FDJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ09), Aug 5, 1970: Hughes 269B (N9308F), Green Bay, WI, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3324), Aug 10, 1964: Hughes 269B (N9308F), Las Vegas, NV, 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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