# NTSB OAK67A0001: Hughes 269B, N9378F, Oaklnd Arpt, CA, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: Oaklnd Arpt, CA · OAKLND ARPT, CA
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1181   66/7/1  NR.OAKLND ARPT CALIF  HUGHES 269B         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 140
        TIME - 1015                    N9378F              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CHECK RIDE FOR ROTORCRAFT RATING.FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT WAS ALMOST INVERTED AT GROUND IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9378F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9378F-1967-11-13), registration cancelled 1967-11-13, S/N 64-0094, built 1964 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Oakland Intl

## Other investigations on N9378F (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 OAK65A0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0058), Mar 7, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9378F), Pt Reyes S, CA, 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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