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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Palos Verde Est, CA · June 28, 1984

Date: June 28, 1984 · 13:19 local
Place: Palos Verde Est, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9400F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84FA371
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 371 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9400FRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 1994 · Hughes 269BS/N 1240145 Airframe modelHughes 269B

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What happened

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Tail rotor blades struck tail skid in flight, causing uncontrolled descent. Tail rotor trailing edge delaminated.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TAIL SKID IN FLIGHT, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. TAIL ROTOR TRAILING EDGE DELAMINATED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX84FA371Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPalos Verde Est, CAGnd witnesses obsvd helicopter into normal turn at 500 ft AGL followed by a violent rt turn. During the violent turn the tail rotor assy separated & the main rotor blades coned upwards. The helicopter went into a near vertical descent & crashed. Wreckage exam…Jun 28, 1984 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9400F · 1

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

Accident 19730209001539ASfl Autorotation · Torrance, CAFeb 9, 1973 · Substantial damage