# NTSB SEA68A0059: Hughes 269B, N9332F, Walla Walla, WA, March 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1968
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2082  68/3/15    WALLA WALLA,WASH    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 10000
        TIME - 1330                    N9332F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- OUT-OF-BALANCE BLADE DUE TO LOSS OF TAPE USED AS AN ABRASION STRIP ON LEADING EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9332F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9332F-2017-02-17), registration cancelled 2017-02-17, S/N 0039, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9332F (3)

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 LAX96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA217), Jun 1, 1996: Hughes 269B (N9332F), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), while practicing an autorotation, which resulted in a forced landing; and the flight instructor's misjudged landing flare during the emergency…
- [NTSB ANC87LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA008), Oct 22, 1986: Hughes 300-269B (N9332F), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74FYE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYE43), Apr 18, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9332F), Seattle, WA, no 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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