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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Slayton, TX · June 18, 1974

Date
June 18, 1974
Place
Slayton, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9499F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FQG69
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,141 total3,273 in this make and model297 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot landed to clear dirt from eyes. Eng exhaust ignited thick dry weeds abt 3 ft hi.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED TO CLEAR DIRT FROM EYES. ENG EXHAUST IGNITED THICK DRY WEEDS ABT 3 FT HI.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9499F · 1

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