# NTSB SEA69F0165: Hughes 269A, N8780F, Renton, WA, December 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1968
- Place: Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4484  68/12/28   RENTON,WASH         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 335
        TIME - 1345                    N8780F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT.PREMATURE SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8780F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780F-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 83-0001, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (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

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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