# Accident 19840628027589A: Hughes 269B, Palos Verde Est, CA, June 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1984, 13:19 local time
- Place: Palos Verde Est, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7701° N, 118.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7701&lon=-118.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9400F-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628027589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84FA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA371), Jun 28, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Palos Verde Est, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N9400F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730209001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209001539A), Feb 9, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Torrance, 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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