# NTSB NYC71AN083: Hughes 269-B, N9370F, New Haven, CT, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Location: 41.3108° N, 72.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Haven, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3108&lon=-72.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0449  71/1/23    NEW HAVEN,CONN      HUGHES 269-B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 3000
        TIME - 1345                    N9370F              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          30TH ST HELIPORT,NYC        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT UN TO CK DSNT.GUSTS TO 22K.ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN WATER. PHOTO FLT.
```

## 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 269-B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 NYC69D0410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0410), Apr 13, 1969: Hughes 269B (N9370F), New York, NY, no damage
- [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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