19790131003989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 369HS · Santa Barbara, CA · January 31, 1979

Date: January 31, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4EE
Reported as: Hughes 369HS
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4EERegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Hughes 369HSS/N 1130537S · Built 1973 Airframe modelHughes 369HS Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

A piece of plywood blew into the tail rotor during air taxi.

As the FAA filed it

A PIECE OF PLYWOOD BLEW INTO THE TAIL ROTOR DURING AIR TAXI.

Other reports on N4EE · 1

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

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