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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Union, NE · June 26, 1981

Date
June 26, 1981 · 20:30 local
Place
Union, NE
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8973F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCJ18
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,454 total28 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Heard unusal noise during ag operation. Had high sink rate on landing. No mechanical descrepancies found.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD UNUSAL NOISE DURING AG OPERATION. HAD HIGH SINK RATE ON LANDING. NO MECHANICAL DESCREPANCIES FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8973F · 1

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