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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Gaithersburg, MD · September 17, 1979

Date: September 17, 1979 · 16:20 local
Place: Gaithersburg, MD
Airport: Montgomery
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9482F
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD79FA083
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,547 total197 in this make and model248 in the last 90 days

N9482FRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 1982 · Hughes 269BS/N 1160288 Airframe modelHughes 269B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student and instructor,practicing auto rotation landings,made hard landing on third try,main rotor hit tail boom

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR,PRACTICING AUTO ROTATION LANDINGS,MADE HARD LANDING ON THIRD TRY,MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL 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.

NTSB IAD79FA083Accident · No injuriesClosedGaithersburg, MDSep 17, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9482F · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19800712066089AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Washington, DCEngine quit on low altitude sight-seeing flight. Crash-landed in tidal basin. Found cylinder studs had failed.Jul 12, 1980 · Destroyed Accident 19771108035169AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Gainesville, FLSightseeing for hire. Lower short shaft failure P/N268A 5504-3.Nov 8, 1977 · Reported as Hughes 269A · Substantial damage Accident 19770416016529ATo Vertical (Helicopter Only) · Indianapolis, INP/N269-A8442-2 failed due to gross overload. Full pwr could not be obtained.Apr 16, 1977 · Substantial damage