# NTSB LAX71DUJ29: Hughes 269B, N9554F, Williams, AZ, August 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1970
- Place: Williams, AZ · WILLIAMS, AZ
- Location: 35.2495° N, 112.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2495&lon=-112.1910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4585  70/8/28    WILLIAMS,ARIZ       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1440                    N9554F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 537 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            167 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS,ARIZ               WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUNNING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UN AVOID WIRE FENCE AFT PWR LOSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9554F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9554F-1989-03-07), registration cancelled 1989-03-07, S/N 200448 (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: Williams

## Other investigations on N9554F (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 MKC71FCQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ29), Feb 16, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9554F), Wichita, KS, 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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