# NTSB LAX66A0104: Hughes 269A, N8903F, Culver City, CA, June 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1966
- Place: Culver City, CA · CULVER CITY, CA
- Location: 34.0058° N, 118.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0058&lon=-118.3968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0578  66/6/19    CULVER CITY CALIF   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0845                    N8903F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 329 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            325 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TAIL LOW TOUCHDOWN.MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.INST.RESTORED POWER BEFORE TOUCH DOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8903F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8903F-1967-11-13), registration cancelled 1967-11-13, S/N 83-0280, built 1963 (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: Hughes

## Other investigations on N8903F (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 LAX67A0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0079), Feb 19, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8903F), Culver City, 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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