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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Ashland, TN · April 13, 1981

Date
April 13, 1981 · 18:10 local
Place
Ashland, TN
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58221
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKW16
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C10B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,355 total720 in this make and model115 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.

Instructor demonstrating autorotation landings lost power and didn't realize it until he attempted to recover.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION LANDINGS LOST POWER AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

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