# NTSB LAX72FUM21: Hughes 269C, N19540, Carlsbad, CA, March 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1972
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUM21

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1205  72/3/23    CARLSBAD,CALIF      HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N19540              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 53, 8158 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3251 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALAMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FITTING AT OUTER PORT OF FUEL STRAINER FINGER TIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19540](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19540-1972-04-21), registration cancelled 1972-04-21, S/N 410111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palamar

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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