# NTSB MIA66A0130: Hughes 269B, N9453F, Pascagoula, MS, May 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1966
- Place: Pascagoula, MS · PASCAGOULA, MS
- Location: 30.3601° N, 88.5563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pascagoula, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3601&lon=-88.5563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0241   66/5/9    PASCAGOULA MISS     HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1325                    N9453F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 6503 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            217 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED SIDEWAYS INTO STUMP-MARSH AREA-HIGH GRASS.AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTH.WIND 15 DEGREES 12 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9453F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9453F-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 16-0230, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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