# Accident 19780804022519A: Hughes 269B, Long Beach, CA, August 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1978
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9566F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9566F-1993-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 38 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804022519A

## Narrative

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

A/C IN HOVER TURN STRUCK LEFT SKID IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.MAIN ROTOST SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX78FUA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA22), Aug 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9566F (2)

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

- [Accident 19921207049399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921207049399A), Dec 7, 1992: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Kahului, HI, Destroyed. Low and slow over water on photo flight. Rotor speed decayed. Lowered cyclic. Added power but settled into ocean.
- [Accident 19761214038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214038149A), Dec 14, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, 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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