# NTSB MIA66A0036: Hughes 269A, N8896F, Merritt Isle, FL, September 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1965
- Place: Merritt Isle, FL · MERRITT ISLE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0796  65/9/29    MERRITT ISLE FLA    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N8896F              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 41, 9444 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BREVARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO ESTABLISH ADQ.ENG.AND ROTOR RPM
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- LACK OF TORQUE CONTROL AT LIFT OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8896F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896F-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 83-0273, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central Brevard

## Other investigations on N8896F (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 NYC69D0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0354), Mar 7, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8896F), Montgomryville, PA, 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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