# NTSB NYC70F0092: Hughes 269A, N8725F, West Seneca, NY, July 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1969
- Place: West Seneca, NY · WEST SENECA, NY
- Location: 42.8378° N, 78.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Seneca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8378&lon=-78.7512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4691  69/7/30    WEST SENECA,NY      HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 655
        TIME - 1500                    N8725F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BUFFALO,NY                  WEST SENECA,NY               AKRON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- T/R CABLE ASSY PN269A7315-3 SEPARATED IN PULLEY,PNAN219-4,AREA.HIT HI GRASS,M/R CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8725F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8725F-1998-08-27), registration cancelled 1998-08-27, S/N 0040 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo Airpark

## Other investigations on N8725F (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 FTW66A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0004), Jul 14, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8725F), Alamo, 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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