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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Muleshoe, TX · May 22, 1981

Date
May 22, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Muleshoe, TX
Airport
Warren
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5444G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQG27
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,960 total748 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student froze on controls when CFI tried to take over for landing on practice autorotation. Chopped off tail rotor.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS WHEN CFI TRIED TO TAKE OVER FOR LANDING ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. CHOPPED OFF TAIL ROTOR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5444G · 1

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