# NTSB NYC69D0354: Hughes 269A, N8896F, Montgomryville, PA, March 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1969
- Place: Montgomryville, PA · MONTGOMRYVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2502° N, 75.2405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomeryville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2502&lon=-75.2405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0354
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0354

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0601   69/3/7    MONTGOMRYVILLE,PA   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 833
        TIME - 1120                    N8896F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8896F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896F-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 83-0273, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomeryville

## Other investigations on N8896F (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 MIA66A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0036), Sep 29, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8896F), Merritt Isle, FL, substantial damage

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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