# Accident 19770530015489A: Hughes 269B, Latrobe, PA, May 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Latrobe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,362 total, 200 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530015489A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRATICE AUTOROTATIVE LANDING,STUDENT APPLIED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC.MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL.

## 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 NYC77FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM29), May 30, 1977: Hughes 269B (N19BL), Latrobe, PA, 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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