# NTSB LAX75AL007: Hughes 269B, N50HB, Hntngtn Bch, CA, August 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3185  74/8/12    HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 375
        TIME - 1905                    N50HB               PX-  1  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POLICE HELI-PAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50HB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Police Heli-Pad

## 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 19740812035769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812035769A), Aug 12, 1974: Hughes 269C, Hntngtn Bch, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost ctl drg practice autorotation. Hit wires.

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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