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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Trenton, SC · September 29, 1979

Date
September 29, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Trenton, SC
Airport
Trenton
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8853F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLG38
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,255 total8,180 in this make and model41 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.

Helicopter skid hit ground on liftoff. Helicopter began to vibrate. Destroyed by ground resonance.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER SKID HIT GROUND ON LIFTOFF. HELICOPTER BEGAN TO VIBRATE. DESTROYED BY GROUND RESONANCE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8853F · 1

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