# NTSB LAX78DUJ63: Hughes 269B, N910KJ, Glendale, AZ, May 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1978
- Place: Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5387° N, 112.1860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5387&lon=-112.1860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1261  78/5/31    GLENDALE,AZ         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N910KJ              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2542 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            332 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- POWER RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N910KJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910KJ-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 1250224, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glendale Muni

## 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 19780531011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531011899A), May 31, 1978: Hughes 269B, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Power recovery from practice autorotation.

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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