# NTSB OAK76FJA25: Hughes 369, N9261F, Haena Kauai, HI, September 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1976
- Place: Haena Kauai, HI · HAENA KAUAI, HI
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FJA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2719  76/9/24    HAENA,KAUAI,HI      HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5000
        TIME - 1442                    N9261F              PX-  0  0  4  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANALEI HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAENA,KAUAI,HI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PAX INADVERTENTLY BLOCKED R CYCLIC CTL WITH FOOT. M/R BLADES DMGD APT VERANDA. SIGHTSEEING FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9261F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261F-1978-03-28), registration cancelled 1978-03-28, S/N 850762S, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanalei Helipad

## 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 19760924030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924030629A), Sep 24, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Haena,Kauai, HI, Substantial damage. Pax inadvertently blocked r cyclic ctl with foot. M/r blades dmgd apt veranda. Sightseeing flt.

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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