# NTSB NYC65A0135: Hughes 269A, N8905F, Westerlo, NY, May 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1965
- Place: Westerlo, NY · WESTERLO, NY
- Location: 42.5151° N, 74.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerlo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5151&lon=-74.0454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0135

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0256   65/5/2    WESTERLO NY         TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 126
        TIME - 1705                    N96174              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  5
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   5                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- JUDGEMENT OF BOTH PILOTS   ATTEMPTING FLIGHT CLOSE TO AIRCRAFT OF THE OTHER
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0256   65/5/2    WESTERLO NY         HUGHES 269A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1633
        TIME - 1705                    N8905F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 352 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  5
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   5                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- JUDGEMENT OF BOTH PILOTS ATTEMPTING FLIGHT CLOSE TO AIRCRAFT OF THE OTHER
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N8905F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905F-1965-07-20), registration cancelled 1965-07-20, S/N 0282 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Westerlo

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N96174](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96174-1965-07-19), registration cancelled 1965-07-19, S/N 8474 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Westerlo

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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