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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · La Verne, CA · May 23, 1990

Date
May 23, 1990 · 09:20 local
Place
La Verne, CA
Airport
Brackett Field Airport
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8793F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA186
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
323 total126 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On lift off to aerial taxi ground resonance ensued. Lowered collective and power but helicopter self destructed.

As the FAA filed it

ON LIFT OFF TO AERIAL TAXI GROUND RESONANCE ENSUED. LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND POWER BUT HELICOPTER SELF DESTRUCTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.