# NTSB NYC69A0075: Hughes 269A, N8770F, Batavia, NY, January 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1969
- Place: Batavia, NY · BATAVIA, NY
- Location: 42.9986° N, 78.1808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batavia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9986&lon=-78.1808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1673  69/1/22    BATAVIA,NY          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1125
        TIME - 1100                    N8770F              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESEE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           CHECK PILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- FLT TEST.ACFT ALLOWED TO OSCILLATE WHILE LIGHT ON SKIDS.CK PLT PULLED PITCH INSTEAD OF LOWERING IT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8770F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770F-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 62-0094 (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: Genesee County

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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