# NTSB LAX67A0007: Hughes 269A, N8876F, Long Beach, CA, July 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1966
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0621  66/7/18    LONG BEACH CALIF    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1302                    N8876F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 3935 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1810 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- AT 4 FT HOVER STUDENT SUDDENLY PUSHED CYCLIC CONTROL VIOLENTLY FORWARD JERKING IT FROM HAND OF IP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8876F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8876F-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 0251 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Long Beach Muni.

## Other investigations on N8876F (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 LAX65A0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0084), Apr 28, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8876F), Long Beach, 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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