# Incident 19780929028839I: Hughes 369, Las Vegas, NV, September 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N8699F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929028839I

## Narrative

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

ATTACHE CASE FELL OUT OF DOORLESS CRAFT. STRUCK TAIL ROTOR BLADES. IN FLIGHT.Z

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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