# NTSB LAX67A0003: Hughes 269A, N8791F, Bakersfield, CA, July 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1966
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0612   66/7/9    BAKERSFIELD CALIF   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 763
        TIME - 0945                    N8791F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STUDENT ROTORCFT PILOT.T/R DR SHAFT DISCONNECTED BY GRND STRIKE.2ND GRND STRIKE WAS UNCONTROLLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8791F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8791F-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 0121, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8791F (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 UNK64X0897](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0897), Mar 13, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8791F), Bandera, TX, 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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