# Accident 19780904043419A: Hughes 269B, Las Vegas, NV, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9542F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9542F-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,945 total, 275 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904043419A

## Narrative

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

LCL FLT FROM PARKING LOT.

## 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 OAK78FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW20), Sep 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9542F), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9542F (2)

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

- [Accident 19770614014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770614014949A), Jun 14, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9542F), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck sand bank,helicopter rolled over.
- [Accident 19740527012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740527012729A), May 27, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9542F), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Local sightseeing. Horiz stab failed. Acft lndd safely. Pn 2516.

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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