# NTSB LAX76AL010: Hughes 269C, N9607F, Idyllwild, CA, August 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: Idyllwild, CA · IDYLLWILD, CA
- Location: 33.7400° N, 116.7189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idyllwild, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7400&lon=-116.7189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2771  75/8/15    IDYLLWILD,CA        HUGHES 269C         CR-  1  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2544
        TIME - 1535                    N9607F              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 2411 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CLIMBING,UPSLOPE APCH TO LNDG PAD. DENSITY ALT 11800FT. T/R HIT TREE. NARCOTICS SURVEILLANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9607F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9607F-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 300010 (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

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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