# NTSB MIA66A0022: Hughes 269A, N8735F, Miami, FL, August 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1965
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0552  65/8/19    MIAMI FLA           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 350
        TIME - 1720                    N8735F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSON IS.HELIPRT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LOOSENESS OF STABILIZER LOWER ATTACH BOLT CAUSED UPPER ATTACH BOLT TO FATIGUE FAIL- STAB CAME OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8735F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8735F-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 0054, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watson Is.Heliprt

## Other investigations on N8735F (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 MIA75FLG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG35), May 12, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Ridge Springs, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG21), Sep 21, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Ridge Springs, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0505), Feb 9, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Opa Locka, FL, 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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