# NTSB UNK64X1531: Hughes 269B, N9326F, West Concord, MN, April 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1964
- Place: West Concord, MN · WEST CONCORD, MN
- Location: 44.1528° N, 92.9000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Concord, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1528&lon=-92.9000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1531

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0183  64/4/30    WEST CONCORD MINN   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N9326F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9326F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9326F), registered now, S/N 24-0031, 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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9326F (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 CHI77FEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE39), Jul 31, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9326F), Chicago, IL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71FKW52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW52), May 27, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9326F), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0547), Nov 3, 1964: Hughes 269B (N9326F), Owatonna, MN, destroyed

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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