# NTSB MKC66A0068: Hughes 269A, N8921F, Minnetonka, MN, June 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1966
- Place: Minnetonka, MN · MINNETONKA, MN
- Location: 44.9323° N, 93.4582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minnetonka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9323&lon=-93.4582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0605  66/6/23    MINNETONKA MINN     HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 244
        TIME - 1300                    N8921F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      88
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25 KTS.WAS AIR TAXIING OVER LAKE. NOT FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8921F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8921F-2021-12-04), registration cancelled 2021-12-04, S/N 0303 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8921F (1)

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 MKC69F0398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0398), Apr 10, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8921F), Burnsville, MN, destroyed

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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