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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Richmond, VA · May 16, 1973

Date
May 16, 1973
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Downtown Heliport
Phase of flight
Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9693F
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73FID22
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,284 total242 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Drg flare detected binding in collective ctl. Mark found on plts gun holster not there bfr acdt.

As the FAA filed it

DRG FLARE DETECTED BINDING IN COLLECTIVE CTL.MARK FOUND ON PLTS GUN HOLSTER NOT THERE BFR ACDT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9693F · 1

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