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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Las Vegas, NV · June 14, 1977

Date
June 14, 1977
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9542F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK77FVW21
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,173 total52 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Tail rotor struck sand bank,helicopter rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SAND BANK,HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9542F · 2

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