# Accident 19770201002149A: Hughes 369HE, Culver City, CA, February 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1977
- Place: Culver City, CA
- Airport: Hughes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.9750° N, 118.4170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hughes Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9750&lon=-118.4170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8343F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,450 total, 4 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770201002149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TRANSITION FLT AUTOROTATION,TAIL SKID & TAIL ROTOR HIT GRD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD03), Feb 1, 1977: Hughes 369 (N8343F), Culver City, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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