# NTSB LAX70DUJ28: Hughes 269A, N8750F, Phoenix, AZ, April 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1970
- 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 August 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0663   70/4/7    PHOENIX,ARIZ        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N8750F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      34, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, 250
                                       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
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AUTOROTATION FROM 500 FT AGL,ZERO AIRSPEED.ACFT IN HIGH SINK RATE TO GRND.
```

## 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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