- Date
- December 15, 1977
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8676FHughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771215039909A
- Case key
- 144407
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3755 77/12/15 LOS ANGELES,CA. HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2946 TIME - 1122 N8676F PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CA. LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- HARD LANDING,2ND LNG HARD-TAIL BOOM CUT OFF BY MAIN ROTOR BLADE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8676F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- 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.