UNK64X2360

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · Red Bank, NJ · June 18, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1964
Place
Red Bank, NJ · RED BANK, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8734FHughes 269A
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183555

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0302  64/6/18    RED BANK N J        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N8734F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 45, 16557 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 370 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BANK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- A/C BEING MOVED TO PAKING AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N8734F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Red Bank

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.