Hughes 269A N8879F
4 February 1968 · Compton, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1968 at about 10:30 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8879F, operated by Southland Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Compton, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Compton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Compton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8879F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southland Heli
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0208
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
ATTEMPTED 5 FT ALT HOVERING FLT SIDEWARD, RT SKIDCONTACTED GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |