# NTSB UNK65X0547: Hughes 269B, N9326F, Owatonna, MN, November 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1964
- Place: Owatonna, MN · OWATONNA, MN
- Location: 44.0924° N, 93.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owatonna, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0924&lon=-93.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0547
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0547

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0873   64/11/3 NR.OWATONNA MINN      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 144
        TIME - 1830                    N9326F              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- DARKNESS AND HEAVY MIST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9326F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9326F), registered now, S/N 24-0031, 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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9326F (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 CHI77FEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE39), Jul 31, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9326F), Chicago, IL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71FKW52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW52), May 27, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9326F), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1531), Apr 30, 1964: Hughes 269B (N9326F), West Concord, MN, destroyed

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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