# NTSB NYC67A0123: Hughes 269A-1, N8950F, Rutherford, NJ, February 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1967
- Place: Rutherford, NJ · RUTHERFORD, NJ
- Location: 40.8203° N, 74.1060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8203&lon=-74.1060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0080  67/2/27    RUTHERFORD,NJ       HUGHES 269A-1       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N8950F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1208 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            296 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENTS FIRST HELICOPTER FLIGHT-WAS HANDLING CYCLIC CONTROL ONLY.ACFT FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8950F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8950F), registered now, S/N 15-0026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A-1
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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