# NTSB SEA66A0051: Hughes 269B, N9363F, Beaver, OR, April 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1966
- Place: Beaver, OR · BEAVER, OR
- Location: 45.2790° N, 123.8246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2790&lon=-123.8246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0218  66/4/19  NR.BEAVER OREG        HUGHES 269B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2000
        TIME - 0815                    N9363F              PX-  2  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STREAM SURVEY FOR OREG.FISH COMMISSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9363F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9363F-1966-07-11), registration cancelled 1966-07-11, S/N 0068 (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: Destroyed

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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