Accident Hughes 269A N8905F, Sunday 2 May 1965
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Date:Sunday 2 May 1965
Time:17:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic H269 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 269A
Owner/operator:Clifford B. Hannay & Son Inc
Registration: N8905F
MSN: 0282
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Westerlo, New York -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Westerlo. New York
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) May 2,1965 when crashed at Westerlo, New York: per the NTSB report "judgement of both pilots attempting flight close to aircraft of the other" was the cause

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC65A0135
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: NYC65A0135 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=76355&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8905F
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=12969
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ny/N8905F/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
19-Nov-2016 23:08 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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