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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Fair Play, SC · July 12, 1976

Date
July 12, 1976
Place
Fair Play, SC
Airport
Heliport
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8718F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76FLG38
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total3,350 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flammable spray fm rupture in acft spray equip. Misc-hose ignited drg rotor engagement.

As the FAA filed it

FLAMMABLE SPRAY FM RUPTURE IN ACFT SPRAY EQUIP. MISC-HOSE IGNITED DRG ROTOR ENGAGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8718F · 1

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