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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Decatur, AL · July 30, 1980

Date
July 30, 1980 · 10:05 local
Place
Decatur, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9533F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DKJ20
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
264 total25 in this make and model25 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 reported needles split at low altitude crash landed. No engine malfunctions found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED NEEDLES SPLIT AT LOW ALTITUDE CRASH LANDED. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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