19791204033359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Garden City, KS · December 4, 1979

Date
December 4, 1979 · 13:50 local
Place
Garden City, KS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7481F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCQ03
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,505 total505 in this make and model28 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.

Pilot allowed rotor RPM to get low. Was unable to regain RPM before striking the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO GET LOW. WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN RPM BEFORE STRIKING THE 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.