# NTSB LAX72FUA09: Hughes 269B, N9508F, Long Beach, CA, August 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 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 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3023  71/8/15    LONG BEACH,CALIF    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N9508F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 2126 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            145 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT ON REAR OF SKIDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9508F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9508F-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 1070338 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## Other investigations on N9508F (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 FTW01LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA109), Apr 27, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9508F), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires during takeoff. Contributory factors were the sunglare and the unmarked wires.
- [NTSB DEN82FTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM07), Dec 15, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9508F), West Jordon, 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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