# NTSB OAK69D0218: Hughes 269B, N9327F, Eureka, CA, December 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1968
- Place: Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Location: 40.7990° N, 124.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7990&lon=-124.1540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4584  68/12/26   EUREKA,CALIF        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3700
        TIME - 1030                    N9327F              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON DEEP UNEVEN SNOW WITHOUT SNOW SHOES ON SKIDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9327F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9327F-1988-09-23), registration cancelled 1988-09-23, S/N 240033 (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

## Other investigations on N9327F (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 OAK68A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0005), Jul 11, 1967: Hughes 269B (N9327F), Callahan, 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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