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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Long Beach, CA · August 6, 1978

Date
August 6, 1978
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54HB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78FUA23
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,053 total2,053 in this make and model6 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.

A/c tras to fwd flt frm 4'HOVER.skids snagged brush,a/c rolled ovail boom and blades separted

As the FAA filed it

A/C TRAS TO FWD FLT FRM 4'HOVER.SKIDS SNAGGED BRUSH,A/C ROLLED OVAIL BOOM AND BLADES SEPARTED

NTSB investigation

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