Hughes 269B N9459F
26 July 1968 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1968 at about 10:05 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9459F, operated by Southland Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9459F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southland Heli
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3339
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MAINTENANCE FLT CHECK.ROTOR RPM BEING CHECKED THROUGH AUTOROTATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1968 | Hughes 269A | Marina del Ray, California, United States | Robinson Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Hughes 269B | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Brown-Lambrech | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1968 | Hughes 269B | Carlsbad, California, United States | Hughes Tool Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1968 | Hughes 269A | Industry, California, United States | Helicopters In | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1968 | Hughes 269B | Wyola, Montana, United States | Sky Harbor ENT | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Hughes 269B | Eureka, California, United States | Pierce Flying | No injuries | - |
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