# NTSB LAX71DUM15: Hughes 269B, N9345F, San Diego, CA, November 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1970
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2050  70/11/12 NR.SAN DIEGO,CALIF    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0905                    N9345F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 37, 2471 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            548 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNY MESA,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN OCEAN,NOT RECOVERED.PLT STATES IN-FLT MALFUNCTION OF ROTOR DRIVE SYS,ENG OVERSPEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9345F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9345F-2009-09-16), registration cancelled 2009-09-16, S/N 0057, built 1964 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: North Island

## Other investigations on N9345F (2)

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 DEN67A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0009), Jul 24, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9345F), Las Animas, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0053), Feb 4, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9345F), Provo, UT, 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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