# Accident 19820517016729A: Hughes 269C, Salinas, CA, May 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1982, 10:24 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1105B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 83 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517016729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL HOVERING IN GUSTY WINDS. HARD LANDING DAMAGED SKID AND ROTORS.

## 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 LAX82DVM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM16), May 17, 1982: Hughes 269C (N1105B), Salinas, 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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