# NTSB NYC66A0101: Hughes 269B, N9359F, Edmonston, MD, March 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1966
- Place: Edmonston, MD · EDMONSTON, MD
- Location: 38.9508° N, 76.9312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edmonston, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9508&lon=-76.9312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0101

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0051  66/3/18    EDMONSTON MD        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N9359F              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 43, 4611 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            306 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9359F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9359F-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 54-0079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: College Park

## Other investigations on N9359F (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 NYC67A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0042), Sep 1, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9359F), Tuxedo, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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