# NTSB MKC66A0042: Hughes 269B, N9418F, St Louis, MO, February 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1966
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0036  66/2/11    ST LOUIS MO         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 508
        TIME - 1450                    N9418F              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKS COLLEGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN MISS.RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9418F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9418F-1967-12-13), registration cancelled 1967-12-13, S/N 15-0150 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parks College

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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