# NTSB LAX68A0072: Hughes 269A, N8879F, Compton, CA, February 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1968
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0072

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0208   68/2/4    COMPTON,CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8879F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED 5 FT ALT HOVERING FLT SIDEWARD,RT SKID CONTACTED GROUND.
```

## 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: Compton

## 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 LAX68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0033), Sep 17, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8879F), Santa Ana, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.