# NTSB LAX66A0026: Lift System LS3, N6568C, Rancho Cnjo, CA, September 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1965
- Place: Rancho Cnjo, CA · RANCHO CNJO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0551  65/9/10    RANCHO CNJO CALIF   LIFT SYSTEM LS3     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N6568C              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      40, 11500 TOTAL HOURS, 6
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO CONEJO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN HOVERING SIDEWAYS & ROLLED OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6568C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LIFT SYSTEM LS3
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rancho Conejo

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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