# NTSB OAK68A0051: Hughes 269A, N8837F, Salinas, CA, December 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1967
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1090  67/12/15   SALINAS,CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 48, 2000
        TIME - 1515                    N8837F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- REARWARD 3FT HOVER TAXI INTO THE SUN,TAIL-ROTOR STRUCK FUEL VENT PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8837F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8837F-1974-09-23), registration cancelled 1974-09-23, S/N 43-0189 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Salinas

## Other investigations on N8837F (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 LAX71FUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM05), Jul 25, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8837F), Chula Vista, 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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