19810117003369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Murray, KY · January 17, 1981

Date
January 17, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Murray, KY
Airport
Brandon
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8656F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81ILQ12
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,820 total160 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Tail rotor struck ground on practice flare autorotation. Late power recovery a factor.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND ON PRACTICE FLARE AUTOROTATION. LATE POWER RECOVERY A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8656F · 1

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