# NTSB LAX71FUA70: Hughes 269A, N8943F, Long Beach, CA, June 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1971
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2414  71/6/26    LONG BEACH,CALIF    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10366
        TIME - 1153                    N8943F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT GND IN TAIL LOW ATT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8943F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943F-1972-04-21), registration cancelled 1972-04-21, S/N 15-0336 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Long Beach

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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