# NTSB LAX70D0213: Hughes 269B, N9440F, Phoenix, AZ, November 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4269  69/11/14   PHOENIX,ARIZ        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N9440F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 30, 1307 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            295 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELA MT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON SMALL MT SIDE HELIPORT.T/R HIT BRUSH ON EDGE OF HELIPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9440F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9440F), registered now, S/N 55-0195, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (registry code 41885, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Estrela Mt

## Other investigations on N9440F (5)

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 DEN76FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE70), May 18, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE24), Sep 8, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Ft.Collins, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE30), Nov 14, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FVW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW25), Mar 19, 1972: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0085), May 7, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Idlewild, 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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