# NTSB SEA68D0281: Hughes 269A, N8888F, Yakima, WA, March 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1968
- Place: Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1356  68/3/31    YAKIMA,WASH         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8888F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 59, 16578 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 578 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
          ROTORCFT-ACFT IN SETTLING WITH POWER CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8888F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888F-2015-04-27), registration cancelled 2015-04-27, S/N 0231, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8888F (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 SEA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA084), May 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
- [NTSB SEA67A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0052), Mar 19, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Yakima, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK65A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0052), Jan 12, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8888F), Visalia, CA, 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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