# NTSB MIA70F0215: Hughes 269A, N8848F, Rembert, SC, September 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1969
- Place: Rembert, SC · REMBERT, SC
- Location: 34.1037° N, 80.5305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rembert, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1037&lon=-80.5305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0215

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4739  69/9/23    REMBERT,SC          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3037
        TIME - 1720                    N8848F              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 904 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REMBERT,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- M/R BLADE FLEXED INTO TAIL BOOM. FLT WAS TO SURVEY LDG SITES FOR NEXT DAYS OPS. NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8848F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8848F-2011-03-31), registration cancelled 2011-03-31, S/N 0210 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Helipad

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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