FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Ballarat, CA · March 5, 1975
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Plt knew tail boom dmgd bfor tkof. Cont flt. Tail boom separated in flt.
PLT KNEW TAIL BOOM DMGD BFOR TKOF.CONT FLT.TAIL BOOM SEPARATED IN FLT.
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.