# NTSB NYC72FFA39: Hughes 269B, N9514F, Saratoga, NY, May 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1972
- Place: Saratoga, NY · SARATOGA, NY
- Location: 43.0604° N, 73.6474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Saratoga, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0604&lon=-73.6474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FFA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FFA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0749  72/5/11    SARATOGA,NY         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N9514F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 52, 12188 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3044 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARATOGA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARATOGA,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL BOOM ATTACH STRUT FAILED. FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT WAS DRYING RACE TRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9514F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9514F-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 1070342 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Saratoga 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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