# NTSB MIA74FLT05: Hughes 269A, N8885F, Walls, MS, June 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1974
- Place: Walls, MS · WALLS, MS
- Location: 34.9256° N, 90.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walls, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9256&lon=-90.1633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1564   74/6/4    WALLS,MISS          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N8885F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 3110 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            274 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWINKLE TOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT LOWERED COLLECTIVE PRIOR TO FULL STOP DRG RUN-ON LDG.COPTER TILTED FWD,BLADE CUT TAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8885F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885F-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 0261, 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: Twinkle Town

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740604016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604016219A), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269A, Walls, MS, Substantial damage. Plt lowered collective prior to full stop drg run-on ldg. Copter tilted fwd,blade cut tail.

## Other investigations on N8885F (2)

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 FTW03FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA028), Nov 1, 2002: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Fort Gibson, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tail boom resulting from the failure of the fuselage to tail boom attachment fitting lugs, due to fatigue.
- [NTSB IAD73FLT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT16), May 8, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Memphis, TN, 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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