Hughes 269B N9525F
17 August 1969 · Lakewood, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1969 at about 11:57 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9525F, operated by City of L BCH, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lakewood, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakewood, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9525F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City of L BCH
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Long Beach, Calif → Local Flt
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2563
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
FATIGUE FAILURE OF ELECTRO MECH ACTUATOR CREATING DISCONNECT OF POWER DRIVE PULLY BELTS TO ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1969 | Hughes 269B | Hachita, New Mexico, United States | Alamo Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1969 | Hughes 269B | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Airlift Helico | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1969 | Hughes 269B | New York, New York, United States | Hel-Aire Copte | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1969 | Hughes 269A | West Seneca, New York, United States | Bucholtz Trans | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach, California, United States | City of Lakewo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1969 | Hughes 269A | Lugoff, South Carolina, United States | Agricultural H | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |