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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Haena,Kauai, HI · September 24, 1976

Date
September 24, 1976
Place
Haena,Kauai, HI
Airport
Hanalei Helipad
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9261F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK76FJA25
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total152 in this make and model152 in the last 90 days

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pax inadvertently blocked r cyclic ctl with foot. M/r blades dmgd apt veranda. Sightseeing flt.

As the FAA filed it

PAX INADVERTENTLY BLOCKED R CYCLIC CTL WITH FOOT. M/R BLADES DMGD APT VERANDA. SIGHTSEEING FLT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.