# NTSB UNK64X0897: Hughes 269A, N8791F, Bandera, TX, March 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1964
- Place: Bandera, TX · BANDERA, TX
- Location: 29.7251° N, 99.0743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandera, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7251&lon=-99.0743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0897

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0109  64/3/13    BANDERA TEX         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 103
        TIME - 1700                    N8791F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8791F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8791F-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 0121, 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

## Other investigations on N8791F (1)

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 LAX67A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0003), Jul 9, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8791F), Bakersfield, 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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