# NTSB UNK64X0505: Hughes 269A, N8735F, Opa Locka, FL, February 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1964
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0505
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0505

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0032   64/2/9    OPA LOCKA FLA       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N8735F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 2400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8735F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8735F-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 0054, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Opa Locka

## Other investigations on N8735F (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 MIA75FLG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG35), May 12, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Ridge Springs, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG21), Sep 21, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Ridge Springs, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0022), Aug 19, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Miami, FL, 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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