# NTSB LAX71FUM05: Hughes 269A, N8837F, Chula Vista, CA, July 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1970
- Place: Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0992  70/7/25    CHULA VISTA,CALIF   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 277
        TIME - 1502                    N8837F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHULA VISTA,CALIF           CHULA VISTA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8837F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8837F-1974-09-23), registration cancelled 1974-09-23, S/N 43-0189 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown Field

## Other investigations on N8837F (1)

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 OAK68A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0051), Dec 15, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8837F), Salinas, CA, destroyed

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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