Hughes 269A-1 N8949F
29 July 1965 · Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1965 at about 14:50 local time, a Hughes 269A-1 registered N8949F was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A-1
- Registration
- N8949F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0530
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT ALLOWED MECHANIC TO HANDLE CONTROLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269B | Woodridge Ny, New York, United States | Hel-Aire Copte | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Hughes 269B | Pt Reyes S Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1965 | Hughes 269B | Round Mt Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1965 | Hughes 269A | Opa Locka Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1965 | Hughes 269A | Houston Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1965 | Cessna 150 | Mulino Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |