# NTSB NYC66A0003: Hughes 269B, Waldorf, MD, July 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1965
- Place: Waldorf, MD · WALDORF, MD
- Location: 38.6246° N, 76.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldorf, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6246&lon=-76.9391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0492   65/7/8    WALDORF MD          HUGHES 269B         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N942OF              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N942OF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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