# NTSB SEA74FYE43: Hughes 269B, N9332F, Seattle, WA, April 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYE43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYE43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1238  74/4/18    SEATTLE,WASH        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1520                    N9332F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 5214 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2900 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- IP HIT ON HEAD WHILE DPTNG HELI,M/R STILL ROTATING.IP 6 FT 3 IN TALL.
```

## 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: No damage
- Airport: Boeing Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740418009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418009729A), Apr 18, 1974: Hughes 269B, Seattle, WA. Ip hit on head while dptng heli,m/r still rotating. Ip 6 ft 3 in tall.

## 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 SEA68A0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0059), Mar 15, 1968: Hughes 269B (N9332F), Walla Walla, WA, 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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