# NTSB LAX66A0046: Hughes 269A, N8900F, Lompoc, CA, December 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1965
- Place: Lompoc, CA · LOMPOC, CA
- Location: 34.6627° N, 120.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lompoc, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6627&lon=-120.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0965   65/12/4   LOMPOC,CALIF.       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0957                    N8900F              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 238
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKING LOT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON AND DAMAGED 3 PARKED AUTOMOBILES.LANDING APPROACH WAS OVER HOUSES-WIRES-PEOPLE-PRKNG LOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8900F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8900F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 0276, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parking Lot

## Other investigations on N8900F (2)

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 LAX71FUG94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG94), Jun 20, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8900F), Ontario, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0028), Sep 3, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8900F), Walker Basin, CA, 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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