# NTSB LAX67A0073: Hughes 269B, N9316F, Culver City, CA, February 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1967
- Place: Culver City, CA · CULVER CITY, CA
- Location: 34.0058° N, 118.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0058&lon=-118.3968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0632   67/2/4    CULVER CITY,CALIF   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N9316F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 10823 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2083 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ATTACH FITTING OF CLUTCH ACTUATOR ELECTRO MECHANICAL UNIT FAILED.NO LUBRICATION ON PIN OR FITTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9316F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9316F-1980-01-04), registration cancelled 1980-01-04, S/N 24-0020 (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: Hughes

## Other investigations on N9316F (2)

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 LAX78FUJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ25), Jan 26, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9316F), Sun City, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0075-172403), Apr 25, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9316F), Tehachapi, 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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