# Accident 19880708025859A: Hughes 269C, Van Nuys, CA, July 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1988, 20:45 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750AM-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708025859A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATIONS AT HOVER AFTER LIFTOFF. SET DOWN. HELICOPTER ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE. ROTOR BLADE DAMPERS MALAJUSTED.

## 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 LAX88FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA249), Jul 9, 1988: Hughes 269C (N750AM), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT WITH UNDERTORQUED ROTOR DAMPERS.

## Other reports on N750AM (2)

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

- [Incident 19840830063709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830063709I), Aug 30, 1984: Hughes 269C (N750AM), Hapeville, GA, Minor damage. Helicopter experienced uncontrollable overspeed condition which resulted in forced landing.
- [Incident 19840717042599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717042599I), Jul 17, 1984: Hughes 269C (N750AM), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Lost tail rotor control on climbout. Landed on a taxiway. Tail rotor driveshaft spline failed.

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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