# NTSB LAX67D0260: Huhes 269B, N9458F, Lakewood, CA, October 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4025  66/10/21   LAKEWOOD CALIF      HUHES 269B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 625
        TIME - 2000                    N9458F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9458F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUHES 269B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

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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