# NTSB LAX65A0077: Hughes 269A, N8910F, Santee, CA, March 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1965
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65A0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0135  65/3/31  NR.SANTEE CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1014                    N8910F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 17826 TOTAL HOURS, 63
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-INADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN INST.& STUDNT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STU THOUGHT INST AT CONTROL INST THOUGHT STU WAS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8910F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8910F-1988-06-15), registration cancelled 1988-06-15, S/N 530224 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gillespie Field

## Other investigations on N8910F (1)

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 CHI77FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEG20), Jun 15, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8910F), Cincinnati, OH, 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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