# NTSB LAX67A0078: Lockheed L-286, N265LC, Sunland, CA, February 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1967
- Place: Sunland, CA · SUNLAND, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0037  67/2/16    SUNLAND CALIF       LOCKHEED L-286      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1205                    N265LC              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             53, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, 80
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CO-PLT WAS MILITARY RATED. PLT PULLED UP TO CLEAR RIDGE OF CANYON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N265LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265LC-1989-06-13), registration cancelled 1989-06-13, S/N 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-286
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-286](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-286) (registry code 5263802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N265LC (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 LAX68A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0042), Oct 20, 1967: Lockheed L-286 (N265LC), Van Nuys, 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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