# NTSB LAX66A0050: Hughes 269B, N9374F, Bakersfield, CA, December 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1965
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0897  65/12/30   BAKERSFIELD CALIF   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1625                    N9374F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 849 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HELICOPTER DRIFTED INTO SMALL DIRT MOUND WHILE HOVERING OVER SOD AREA OF AIRFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9374F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9374F), registered now, S/N 54-0086, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bakersfield Airpk

## Other investigations on N9374F (3)

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 ATL86LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA069), Feb 4, 1986: Hughes 269B (N9374F), Council, NC, destroyed
- [NTSB ATL82DA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA256), Aug 28, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9374F), Angier, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1043), Dec 18, 1964: Hughes 269B (N9374F), Davis, 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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