33.9148° N, 118.3481° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 19, 1986 · 09:00 local
Place
Hawthorne, CA
Airport
Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1EQ
Reported as
Agusta A109
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During taxi on wheels after landing main rotor blades struck some steel racks. Debris damaged a van and C172.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAXI ON WHEELS AFTER LANDING MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK SOME STEEL RACKS. DEBRIS DAMAGED A VAN AND C172.