UNK64X3615

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Wilson, TX · August 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1964
Place
Wilson, TX · WILSON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9306FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report December 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182640

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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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2-0625  64/8/26  NR. WILSON TEX        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N9306F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N9306F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

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