# NTSB LAX67A0030: Hughes 269A, N8923F, Lakewood, CA, September 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1966
- Place: Lakewood, CA · LAKEWOOD, CA
- Location: 33.8471° N, 118.1219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8471&lon=-118.1219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0883   66/9/3    LAKEWOOD CALIF      HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N8923F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 6050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1560 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STUDENT SPLIT NEEDLES THEN ADVANCED PWR RAPIDLY AS INST APPLIED R.RUDDER.T/R DRIVE SHAFT TWISTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8923F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8923F-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 0305, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## Other investigations on N8923F (4)

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 LAX69D0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0042), Jul 21, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Culver City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68F0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0374), Apr 4, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Culver City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0075), May 22, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Roosevelt, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1502), Apr 28, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Phoenix, AZ, 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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