# NTSB LAX71FUG94: Hughes 269A, N8900F, Ontario, CA, June 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1971
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0551  71/6/20    ONTARIO,CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1185
        TIME - 1545                    N8900F              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS AT 300 FT AGL.ACFT CAME TO REST ON L SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8900F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8900F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 0276, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8900F (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 LAX68A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0028), Sep 3, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8900F), Walker Basin, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0046), Dec 4, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8900F), Lompoc, 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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