# NTSB LAX79FUK19: Hughes 269A, N87592, Phoenix, AZ, September 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1979
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUK19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUK19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2476  79/9/11    PHOENIX,AZ          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N87592              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 33, 3943 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PHOTO EQUIPMENT BLOCKED ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87592](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87592), registered now, S/N 160432 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790911026589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911026589A), Sep 11, 1979: Hughes 269A, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control due to object on floor blocking rudder pedals.

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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