# NTSB LAX77IA030: Hughes 369B, N8337F, Mesa, AZ, March 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1977
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77IA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77IA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0006   77/3/2    MESA,AZ             HUGHES 369B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0858                    N8337F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 46, 11485 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- CYCLIC NOT NEUTRALIZED.ROTOR HEAD ASSY DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8337F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

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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