- Date
- August 6, 1978
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N54HBHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780806021619A
- Case key
- 140497
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1937 78/8/6 LONG BEACH,CA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1010 N54HB PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 2053 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- A/C TRAS TO FWD FLT FRM 4'HOVER.SKIDS SNAGGED BRUSH,A/C ROLLED OVER,TAIL BOOM AND BLADES SEPARTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54HB
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Long Beach
N54HBRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2014 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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