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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Woodville, LA · August 6, 1980

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Date: August 6, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place: Woodville, LA
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1093D
Reported as: Hughes 269B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,173 total470 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N1093DRegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Hughes 269BS/N 200900 · Built 1980 Airframe modelHughes 269B Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Hovered near ground in dusty area. Engine heated, lost rotor RPM. Rotors hit tree obscured by dust trying to land.

As the FAA filed it

HOVERED NEAR GROUND IN DUSTY AREA. ENGINE HEATED, LOST ROTOR RPM. ROTORS HIT TREE OBSCURED BY DUST TRYING TO LAND.

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