# NTSB UNK64X1460: Hughes 269A, N8811F, Duncan Mills, CA, April 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1964
- Place: Duncan Mills, CA · DUNCAN MILLS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1460

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0129  64/4/25    DUNCAN MILLS CAL    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N8811F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8811F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8811F-1965-01-28), registration cancelled 1965-01-28, S/N 0071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8811F (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 UNK65X0970](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0970), Dec 10, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8811F), Moraga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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