19781203036179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Camden, SC · December 3, 1978

Date
December 3, 1978
Place
Camden, SC
Airport
Woodward Field
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9455F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLG07
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,856 total1,256 in this make and model56 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.

Tail rotor struck ground on abrupt aft cyclic input fol by main rs striking ground.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND ON ABRUPT AFT CYCLIC INPUT FOL BY MAIN RS STRIKING GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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