# NTSB MIA66A0123: Hughes 269A, N8917F, Orangeburg, SC, April 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1966
- Place: Orangeburg, SC · ORANGEBURG, SC
- Location: 33.4936° N, 80.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-80.8669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0238  66/4/22    ORANGEBURG SC       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2490
        TIME - 1647                    N8917F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGEBURG MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8917F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8917F-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 93-0298, built 1964 (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: Orangeburg Mun.

## Other investigations on N8917F (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 MIA74FKG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG41), Oct 15, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Hartwell, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG33), Sep 6, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Elberton, GA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69F0189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0189), Sep 14, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Camden, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0074), Jul 1, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Manning, 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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