# NTSB LAX70D0167: Hughes 269A, N8750F, Phoenix, AZ, October 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1969
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3135   69/10/4   PHOENIX,ARIZ        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N8750F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  36, 3601 TOTAL HOURS, 13
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- HOVERING AUTOROTATION.R SKID DUG IN SAND.PLT HAD BEEN TOLD BY CK-OUT INSTR HE NEEDED 10 HRS DUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8750F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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