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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Cottonwood, AZ · May 10, 1981

Date
May 10, 1981 · 14:45 local
Place
Cottonwood, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N58210
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUJ62
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
472 total381 in this make and model141 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.

Unable to clear ridge. Lost control turning downwind to lower terrain. Entered "settling with power" regime.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE. LOST CONTROL TURNING DOWNWIND TO LOWER TERRAIN. ENTERED "SETTLING WITH POWER" REGIME.

NTSB investigation

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