# NTSB MIA65A0087: Hughes 269A, N8738F, Opa Locka, FL, February 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1965
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0091  65/2/27    OPA LOCKA FLA       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1360
        TIME - 0300                    N8738F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI,OPA LOCKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        REMARKS- LDG GR STRUTS AIR PRESSURE UNEQUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8738F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738F-1965-04-14), registration cancelled 1965-04-14, S/N 320057 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miami,Opa Locka

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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