# Accident 19960419007999A: Hughes 269A, Linden, NJ, April 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1996
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8084E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084E-1996-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960419007999A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BOUNCED ON LANDING, INITIATED IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF, DISINTEGRATED, SUSPECT GROUND RESONANCE.

## 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 NYC96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA086), Apr 19, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8084E), Linden, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: improper flare by the pilot, and his failure to take proper corrective action after the helicopter touched down hard and entered ground resonance.

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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