# NTSB LAX73FUA31: Hughes 269B, N9400F, Torrance, CA, February 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1973
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0255   73/2/9    TORRANCE,CALIF      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3181
        TIME - 1215                    N9400F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  TORRANCE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9400F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9400F-1994-06-21), registration cancelled 1994-06-21, S/N 1240145 (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:  Torrance Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730209001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209001539A), Feb 9, 1973: Hughes 269B, Torrance, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9400F (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 LAX84FA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA371), Jun 28, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Palos Verde Est, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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