# NTSB MKC76DCQ03: Hughes 269C, N9582F, Holcomb, KS, August 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Holcomb, KS · HOLCOMB, KS
- Location: 37.9860° N, 100.9936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holcomb, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9860&lon=-100.9936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2486   75/8/4    HOLCOMB,KS          HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 155
        TIME - 0720                    N9582F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLCOMB,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9582F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750804024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804024799A), Aug 4, 1975: Hughes 269C, Holcomb, 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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