19741101044279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Topeka, KS · November 1, 1974

Date
November 1, 1974
Place
Topeka, KS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9648F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC75AK026
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,299 total1,807 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Autorotative descent to parking lot. High flare,settled with low RPM.reason for ldg not determined.

As the FAA filed it

AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT TO PARKING LOT.HIGH FLARE,SETTLED WITH LOW RPM.REASON FOR LDG NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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