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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Graham, WA · February 5, 1978

Date
February 5, 1978
Place
Graham, WA
Airport
Dittmers
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9442F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA78DYE07
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total800 in this make and model25 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.

Used insufficient collective pitch to cushion landing.m/r flexed boom.

As the FAA filed it

USED INSUFFICIENT COLLECTIVE PITCH TO CUSHION LANDING.M/R FLEXED BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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