# NTSB UNK65X0227: Hughes 269B, N9381F, Riverside, CA, October 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1964
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0766  64/10/10   RIVERSIDE CALIF     HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1350
        TIME - 1345                    N9381F              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT BEING USED TO BLOW DUST OFF RACETRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9381F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9381F-1974-09-24), registration cancelled 1974-09-24, S/N 0097, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9381F (1)

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 LAX69F0344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0344), Apr 24, 1969: Hughes 269B (N9381F), Alpine, CA, 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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