# NTSB LAX69D0042: Hughes 269A, N8923F, Culver City, CA, July 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1968
- Place: Culver City, CA · CULVER CITY, CA
- Location: 34.0058° N, 118.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0058&lon=-118.3968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2419  68/7/21    CULVER CITY,CALIF   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 410
        TIME - 1400                    N8923F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- IMPROPERLY EXECUTED 3FT HOVERING AUTOROTATION.LACKED KNOWLEDGE OF PROPER TECHNIQUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8923F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8923F-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 0305, built 1964 (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: Hughes

## Other investigations on N8923F (4)

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 LAX68F0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0374), Apr 4, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Culver City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0030), Sep 3, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Lakewood, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0075), May 22, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Roosevelt, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1502), Apr 28, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8923F), Phoenix, AZ, 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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