# NTSB LAX72DUG43: Hughes 269A, N8846F, Ontario, CA, December 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3353  71/12/18   ONTARIO,CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8846F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 1508 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- HEL LNDD IN A TAIL LOW ATT,M/R BLDS CUT TAIL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8846F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontario

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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