# NTSB SEA66A0015: Hughes 269A, N8762F, Delake, OR, August 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1965
- Place: Delake, OR · DELAKE, OR
- Location: 44.9623° N, 124.0162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delake, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9623&lon=-124.0162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0758  65/8/15    DELAKE,OREG.        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 155
        TIME - 1630                    N8762F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON WET BEACH.SKID SANK IN SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8762F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8762F-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 0086, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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