19780127002279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hynes B-2B · Kendallville, IN · January 27, 1978

Date
January 27, 1978
Place
Kendallville, IN
Airport
Kendallville Municipal
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2285U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78DET10
Reported as
Hynes B2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,074 total66 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Blowing snow from rotor wash obscured visibility during an attempemergency mission.

As the FAA filed it

BLOWING SNOW FROM ROTOR WASH OBSCURED VISIBILITY DURING AN ATTEMPEMERGENCY MISSION.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2285U · 1

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