# NTSB NYC69D0410: Hughes 269B, N9370F, New York, NY, April 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1969
- Place: New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0410
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0410

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1390  69/4/13    NEW YORK,NY         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1825
        TIME - 1100                    N9370F              PX-  0  1  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDTOWN HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLT.PX RAISED HAND INTO PATH OF M/R DURING DEPLANING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9370F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9370F-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 0078 (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: No damage
- Airport: Midtown Heliport

## Other investigations on N9370F (2)

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 NYC71AN083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN083), Jan 23, 1971: Hughes 269-B (N9370F), New Haven, CT, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW65A0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0123), Jun 4, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9370F), La Feria, TX, 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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