# NTSB OAK72DVG36: Hughes 269B, N9483F, Winters, CA, February 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1972
- Place: Winters, CA · WINTERS, CA
- Location: 38.5333° N, 121.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-121.9755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0058  72/2/21    WINTERS,CALIF       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N9483F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               LK BERRYESSA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.M/R BLD HIT PWR LINE DURG LOW PASS OVR LAKE.LNDD SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9483F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9483F-1998-02-21), registration cancelled 1998-02-21, S/N 1260289 (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 N9483F (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 NYC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA170), Jul 22, 1995: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Honesdale, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: Corrosion and subsequent failure of the attaching lugs for the left (4H) shock strut assembly, which resulted in collapse of the landing gear/skid.
- [NTSB IAD77FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG10), Jan 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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