# NTSB LAX77FUD03: Hughes 369, N8343F, Culver City, CA, February 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1977
- Place: Culver City, CA · CULVER CITY, CA
- Location: 34.0058° N, 118.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0058&lon=-118.3968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0121   77/2/1    CULVER CITY,CA      HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4450
        TIME - 1425                    N8343F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULVER CITY,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DURING TRANSITION FLT AUTOROTATION,TAIL SKID & TAIL ROTOR HIT GRD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8343F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hughes

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770201002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770201002149A), Feb 1, 1977: Hughes 369HE, Culver City, CA, Substantial damage. During transition flt autorotation,tail skid & tail rotor hit grd

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.

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