# NTSB UNK64X3615: Hughes 269B, N9306F, Wilson, TX, August 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1964
- Place: Wilson, TX · WILSON, TX
- Location: 33.3193° N, 101.7275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3193&lon=-101.7275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (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): 182640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3615
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3615

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9306F-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 0008, 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 N9306F (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 DEN77FTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE28), Mar 24, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Erie, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN72FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE70), May 18, 1972: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Fort Collins, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN67A0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0057), Mar 27, 1967: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0116), May 18, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65A0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0107), Apr 30, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9306F), Lamesa, TX, 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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