# NTSB LAX68A0033: Hughes 269A, N8879F, Santa Ana, CA, September 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1967
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0033

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0588  67/9/17    SANTA ANA,CALIF     HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N8879F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 578 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            371 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GRND DURING HOVERING RT TURN.ACFT WAS LANDED WHILE SPINNING TO RT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8879F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879F-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 73-0252, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N8879F (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 LAX68A0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0072), Feb 4, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8879F), Compton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0488), Feb 8, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8879F), San Jose, 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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