# NTSB UNK66X0146: Hughes 300, N9451F, Cairo U.A.R, Egypt, June 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1966
- Place: Cairo U.A.R, Egypt · CAIRO U.A.R, Egypt
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0036   66/6/9    CAIRO U.A.R         HUGHES 300          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1720                    N9451F              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 42, 1247 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1242 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9451F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9451F-1970-01-30), registration cancelled 1970-01-30, S/N 0228, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 300
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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