# NTSB LAX68A0017: Hughes 269B, N9318F, Van Nuys, CA, August 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1967
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0017

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0823   67/8/5    VAN NUYS,CALIF      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1002                    N9318F              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 44, 5910 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RT ON ATTEMPT TO LIFT OFF TO A HOVER.FAA TEST BY FLIGHT EXAMNER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9318F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9318F-1990-02-08), registration cancelled 1990-02-08, S/N 340050 (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: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N9318F (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 MIA89LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA255), Sep 21, 1989: Hughes 269B (N9318F), Lexington, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LINEAR ACTUATOR LUG. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB MIA77FKG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG67), Aug 20, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9318F), Montezuma, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74FJA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA20), Apr 25, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9318F), Lahaina, HI, 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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