19780530011509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Latrobe, PA · May 30, 1978

Date
May 30, 1978
Place
Latrobe, PA
Airport
Westmoreland
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC78FGM33
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,768 total113 in this make and model197 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student had ctl of pedals & cyclic,PIC had collective. Winds GUSTI0K.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT HAD CTL OF PEDALS & CYCLIC,PIC HAD COLLECTIVE.WINDS GUSTI0K.

NTSB investigation

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