# NTSB LAX70F0061: Hughes 269B, N9485F, Irvine, CA, May 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1969
- Place: Irvine, CA · IRVINE, CA
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2252  69/5/19    IRVINE,CALIF        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4223
        TIME - 1400                    N9485F              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED IN PARKING LOT. M/R BLADES WERE STRUCK BY A FARM TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9485F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9485F), registered now, S/N 1260294, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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