What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tail rotor struck the ground during a downwind turn.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND DURING A DOWNWIND TURN.
FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Carlsbad, CA · February 27, 1980
- Date
- February 27, 1980 · 12:40 local
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA
- Airport
- Palomar
- Phase of flight
- Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N21BN
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 1,096 total248 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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