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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Valdosta, GA · March 1, 1981

Date
March 1, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Valdosta, GA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9557F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLA02
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
778 total4 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost directional control of helicopter during hover downwind turn. Made hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING HOVER DOWNWIND TURN. MADE HARD LANDING.

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 N9557F · 1

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