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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Ellsworth, IA · August 14, 1980

Date
August 14, 1980 · 09:15 local
Place
Ellsworth, IA
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7480F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80DCD30
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,481 total776 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Skid dropped into water filler hole on helipad. Helicopter pitched backward and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

SKID DROPPED INTO WATER FILLER HOLE ON HELIPAD. HELICOPTER PITCHED BACKWARD AND ROLLED OVER.

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 N7480F · 3

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