# NTSB UNK64X3187: Hughes 269A, N8873F, Buffalo, NY, August 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1964
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0865   64/8/2  NR.BUFFALO NY         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 225
        TIME - 2030                    N8873F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BUFFALO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- POWER SETTLING DURING DOWNWIND HOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8873F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873F-1998-01-08), registration cancelled 1998-01-08, S/N 630241 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Buffalo

## Other investigations on N8873F (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 LAX95LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA136), Mar 16, 1995: Hughes 269A (N8873F), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the operation of the helicopter with improper adjustment of the landing gear and main rotor dampers due to the inadequate maintenance inspection of the helicopter by maintenance personnel and an…
- [NTSB FTW82FPJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPJ15), Jul 17, 1982: Hughes 269 (N8873F), Boise City, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC760CQ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC760CQ73), Aug 7, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8873F), Alden, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0016-109462), Jun 4, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8873F), Richmond, IL, 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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