# NTSB LAX67D0377: Hughes 269A, N8960F, Mesa, AZ, April 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1967
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0304   67/4/4    MESA,ARIZ           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3000
        TIME - 1105                    N8960F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8960F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960F-1983-03-03), registration cancelled 1983-03-03, S/N 15-0023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

## Other investigations on N8960F (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 FTW79FQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG27), Apr 5, 1979: Hughes 269A-1 (N8960F), Slaton, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ20), Oct 14, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8960F), Wichita, KS, 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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