# Accident 19770628015179A: Hughes 269A, Luke Af Base, AZ, June 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1977
- Place: Luke Af Base, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Aircraft: N5444G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444G-1989-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,445 total, 175 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770628015179A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY FRM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.PLT ADDED PWR BFOR COLLECTIVE,OVERSPED ENG.IP CUT PWR,ENG QUIT.

## 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 LAX77DUJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ65), Jun 28, 1977: Hughes 269B (N5444G), Luke Af Base, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5444G (1)

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

- [Accident 19810522028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522028229A), May 22, 1981: Hughes 269B (N5444G), Muleshoe, TX, Substantial damage. Student froze on controls when CFI tried to take over for landing on practice autorotation. Chopped off tail rotor.

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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