# NTSB LAX66A0055: Hughes 269A, N8761F, Carlsbad, CA, January 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1966
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0004   66/1/9  NR.CARLSBAD CALIF     HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2000
        TIME - 1230                    N8761F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8761F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8761F-1970-11-19), registration cancelled 1970-11-19, S/N 0085 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

## Other investigations on N8761F (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 FTW67A0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0045), Oct 14, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8761F), Marfa, TX, destroyed

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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