# NTSB LAX67A0065: Hughes 269B, N9301F, Bloomington, CA, January 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1967
- Place: Bloomington, CA · BLOOMINGTON, CA
- Location: 34.0601° N, 117.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0601&lon=-117.4012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0066   67/1/5    BLOOMINGTON,CALIF   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1728                    N9301F              PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 27, 733 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            377 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YEAGER HELIPAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON-PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ATTEMPTED-WIRES NOT SEEN DUE TO DARKNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9301F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9301F-1984-02-13), registration cancelled 1984-02-13, S/N 0003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yeager Helipad

## Other investigations on N9301F (3)

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 FTW81DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ06), Nov 8, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Guymon, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76FQG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG89), Aug 5, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG29), Aug 30, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Alma, GA, destroyed

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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