# NTSB OAK74AP065: Hughes 269C, N8966F, Crockett, CA, June 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1974
- Place: Crockett, CA · CROCKETT, CA
- Location: 38.0519° N, 122.2201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crockett, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0519&lon=-122.2201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2269   74/6/4    CROCKETT,CALIF      HUGHES 269C         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1146                    N8966F              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             AGE 34, 3347 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3205 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- POLICE PATROL OF PARKS.HIT PWR LINES ACROSS CARQUINEZ STRAITS AT ABOUT 350FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8966F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966F-1974-08-21), registration cancelled 1974-08-21, S/N 530209, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740604020439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604020439A), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269C, Crockett, CA, Destroyed. Police patrol of parks. Hit pwr lines across carquinez straits at about 350FT AGL.

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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