# NTSB MKC70DCG20: Hughes 269A, N8864F, Kansas City, KS, March 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1970
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1417  70/3/27    KANSAS CITY,KANS    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N8864F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 2513 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KANS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE FLARE CAUSED TAIL LOW ATTITUDE AT GROUND CONTACT.M/R BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8864F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8864F-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 0223, 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: Fairfax

## Other investigations on N8864F (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 MKC79FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA032), May 25, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8864F), Kansas City, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DCG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG52), Jul 17, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8864F), Springhill, KS, 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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