# Accident 19840825043629A: Hughes 269B, Santa Barbara, CA, August 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1984, 11:15 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9380F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9380F-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA455) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840825043629A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SKID STRUCK THE GROUND DURING A PRACTICE AERIAL TAXI FROM A HOVER. IMPACT BROKE OFF PART OF RIGHT SKID.

## 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 LAX84LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA455), Aug 25, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Goleta, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9380F (3)

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

- [Accident 19910619022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619022729A), Jun 19, 1991: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Warrenton, OR, Substantial damage. During practice autorotations. Allowed rotor RPM delay at power recovery. Tail hit beach and main rotors hit tail.
- [Accident 19760911028339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911028339A), Sep 11, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Batesburg, SC, Substantial damage. No 1 cylinder connecting rod bolts pn 71087 failed for undetermined reason.
- [Accident 19730713019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713019419A), Jul 13, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Wagener, SC, Substantial damage. Lost pwr,made slide on ldg.OAT 90DEG.

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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