# NTSB UNK64X3324: Hughes 269B, N9308F, Las Vegas, NV, August 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3324
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3324

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0683  64/8/10    LAS VEGAS NEV       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 340
        TIME - 1100                    N9308F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9308F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9308F-2013-08-01), registration cancelled 2013-08-01, S/N 123-0010, 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9308F (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 ATL85LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA287), Sep 28, 1985: Hughes 269A (N9308F), Winchester, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FDJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ09), Aug 5, 1970: Hughes 269B (N9308F), Green Bay, WI, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX65A0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0064), Feb 8, 1965: Hughes 300 (N9308F), Las Vegas, NV, 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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