# NTSB MIA79FLG07: Hughes 269B, N9455F, Camden, SC, December 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1978
- Place: Camden, SC · CAMDEN, SC
- Location: 34.2589° N, 80.6092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2589&lon=-80.6092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4050   78/12/3   CAMDEN,SC           HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N9455F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 47, 4856 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1256 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODWARD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMDEN,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND ON ABRUPT AFT CYCLIC INPUT FOL BY MAIN ROTORS STRIKING GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9455F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodward Field

## 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 19781203036179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036179A), Dec 3, 1978: Hughes 269A, Camden, SC, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on abrupt aft cyclic input fol by main rs striking ground.

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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