LAX65A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · San Diego, CA · March 30, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1965
Place
San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8911FHughes 269A
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179831

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0149  65/3/30    SAN DIEGO CALIF     HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1008
        TIME - 0711                    N8911F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.

Aircraft

Registration
N8911F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Montgomery Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N8911F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.