19760616015149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Laceys Spring, AL · June 16, 1976

Date
June 16, 1976
Place
Laceys Spring, AL
Airport
South Huntsville
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9435F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76DKJ71
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,190 total36 in this make and model22 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.

Practice autorotations. Tail boom cut off.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS.TAIL BOOM CUT OFF.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9435F · 1

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