# NTSB LAX82FUA06: Hughes 269B, N13470, Torrance, CA, December 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1981
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3273   81/12/9   TORRANCE,CA         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N13470              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13470](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13470-2003-11-22), registration cancelled 2003-11-22, S/N 125-0220, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance

## 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 19811209079639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209079639A), Dec 9, 1981: Hughes 269B, Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of helicopter and crashed during training manuevers.

## Other investigations on N13470 (2)

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 OAK70DVM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM15), May 1, 1970: Hughes 269B (N13470), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK69D0276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0276), Feb 25, 1969: Hughes 269B (N13470), Panoche, CA, substantial damage

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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