# NTSB NYC78FGM33: Hughes 269B, N19BL, Latrobe, PA, May 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1702  78/5/30    LATROBE,PA          HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2004                    N19BL               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 4768 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            113 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMORELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LATROBE,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUDENT HAD CTL OF PEDALS & CYCLIC,PIC HAD COLLECTIVE.WINDS GUSTING 10K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westmoreland

## 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 19780530011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530011509A), May 30, 1978: Hughes 269B, Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage. Student had ctl of pedals & cyclic,PIC had collective. Winds GUSTI0K.

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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