# NTSB UNK64X3160: Hughes 269A, N8859F, Las Vegas, NV, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0622   64/8/1    LAS VEGAS NEV       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 510
        TIME - 1700                    N8859F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8859F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859F-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 0226, built 1963 (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 N8859F (5)

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 SEA75DYA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA42), May 18, 1975: Hughes 269A1A (N8859F), Burley, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74DTC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC39), Jun 22, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Douglas, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE18), Sep 9, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73FTC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTC28), Jun 11, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Baggs, WY, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN73FTC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTC19), Feb 22, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Hanna, WY, 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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