# NTSB LAX67A0052: Hughes 269A, N8751F, Van Nuys, CA, November 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1966
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1038  66/11/21   VAN NUYS CALIF      HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1540                    N8751F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      AGE 45, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8751F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8751F), registered now, S/N 52-0073, 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 HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N8751F (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 ATL83LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA387), Sep 27, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Moultrie, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77DCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ18), Feb 18, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Caldwell, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG10), Jul 31, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8751F), W.Memphis, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK69D0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0126), Aug 8, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Panoche, 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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