MINR · HUGHES 269B · 1989-04-08 · LONG BEACH, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX89LA152
Event ID
20001213X28119
Type
Accident
Date
1989-04-08
Location
LONG BEACH, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.820648, -118.110778
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
HUGHES
Model
269B
Registration
N9456F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH LED TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF HELICOPTER WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.