# NTSB MIA66A0088: Hughes 269A, N8853F, Sumter, SC, February 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1966
- Place: Sumter, SC · SUMTER, SC
- Location: 33.9204° N, 80.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9204&lon=-80.3415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0028  66/2/14    SUMTER SC           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8853F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMTER MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED NEAR RAMP FUEL SERVICE PIT.              FLT INSTR-DIRECTED STUDENT TO HOVER NEAR OBSTACLES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8853F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853F-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 53-0212 (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: Sumter Municipal

## Other investigations on N8853F (4)

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 MIA79DLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG38), Sep 29, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Trenton, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75FLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG41), Jun 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Reidville, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA70F0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0021), Jul 2, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA65A0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0120), Jun 18, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Lamar, SC, 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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