# NTSB UNK64X2451: Hughes 269A, N8793F, Bakersfield, CA, June 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1964
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2451
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2451

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0215  64/6/23    BAKERSFIELD CALIF   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4095
        TIME - 1700                    N8793F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 223 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- A/C ON ENDURANCE FLIGHT-GEN FAILURE RESULTED IN INACCURATE FUEL QUANITY INDICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8793F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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