# Accident 19770505012199A: Hughes 269C, Richmond, VA, May 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1977
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7451F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7451F-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,269 total, 1,936 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770505012199A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR ENTANGLEMENT IN VEGETATION

## 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 IAD77FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID18), May 5, 1977: Hughes 269 (N7451F), Richmond, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7451F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851010071339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010071339A), Oct 10, 1985: Hughes 269C (N7451F), Chapman, AL, Destroyed. After maximum performance takeoff was unable to transition. Impacted trees. Ignition lead was bad.

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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