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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Enid, OK · April 21, 1973

Date
April 21, 1973
Place
Enid, OK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N115AC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73FPJ17
Reported as
Hughes 269B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,290 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted precautionary landing due to suspected mech discrepancy. Allowed rotor RPM to decay

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO SUSPECTED MECH DISCREPANCY.ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.