# NTSB UNK64X1406: Hughes 269B, N9323F, Winooski, VT, April 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1964
- Place: Winooski, VT · WINOOSKI, VT
- Location: 44.4956° N, 73.1849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winooski, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4956&lon=-73.1849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1406

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0121  64/4/21    WINOOSKI VT         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1647
        TIME - 1600                    N9323F              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9323F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9323F), registered now, S/N 24-0025, 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9323F (2)

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 CHI79FEV21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV21), May 19, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9323F), Flanagan, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0127), May 4, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9323F), Landrum, SC, 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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