19811031070989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Atlanta, GA · October 31, 1981

Date
October 31, 1981 · 14:14 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Fulton Co
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8659F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKG05
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,383 total169 in this make and model84 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.

Caught banner on wing of parked airplane during approach for banner drop. Caused control loss and crashed to ground

As the FAA filed it

CAUGHT BANNER ON WING OF PARKED AIRPLANE DURING APPROACH FOR BANNER DROP. CAUSED CONTROL LOSS AND CRASHED TO GROUND

NTSB investigation

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