# NTSB OAK66A0052: Hughes 269B, N9449F, Canby, CA, May 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1966
- Place: Canby, CA · CANBY, CA
- Location: 41.4523° N, 120.8883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canby, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4523&lon=-120.8883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0411   66/5/7    CANBY CALIF         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3200
        TIME - 1230                    N9449F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVENESS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- 150 LB.WEIGHT HUNG ON RT SKID,OSCILLATED,WOULD NOT RELEASE.PLAN WAS TO DROP IT INTO A TALL CHIMNEY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9449F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9449F-1996-01-02), registration cancelled 1996-01-02, S/N 360238 (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: Loveness

## Other investigations on N9449F (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 SEA78DYE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE29), Jul 15, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9449F), Snoqualamie, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA001), Jun 6, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9449F), Talkeetna, AK, 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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