# NTSB LAX72FUA36: Hughes 269B, N9437F, Long Beach, CA, May 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1972
- 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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1858  72/5/22    LONG BEACH,CALIF    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0838                    N9437F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 4630 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3860 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
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PRACT AUTO FRM 3FT SKID HEIGHT AGL.STUDENT APPLIED FORWARD CYCLIC.M/R BLADES HIT TAIL BOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9437F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9437F-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 55-0192, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## Other investigations on N9437F (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 LAX71DUG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG93), Jun 15, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9437F), Duarte, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70F0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0181), Nov 4, 1969: Hughes 269B (N9437F), Long Beach, 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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