# NTSB UNK64X1502: Hughes 269A, N8923F, Phoenix, AZ, April 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1964
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1502

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0182  64/4/28    PHOENIX ARIZ        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N8923F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUNNING
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
        REMARKS- INADEQUATE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8923F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8923F-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 0305, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8923F (4)

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 LAX69D0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0042), Jul 21, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Culver City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68F0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0374), Apr 4, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Culver City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0030), Sep 3, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Lakewood, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0075), May 22, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Roosevelt, AZ, 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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