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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Billings, MT · November 26, 1981

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Date: November 26, 1981 · 08:00 local
Place: Billings, MT
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9632F
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,390 total330 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N9632FRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2003 · Hughes 269CS/N 900038 · Built 1970 Airframe modelHughes 269C Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit. Throttle back at a low altitude. No time to autorotate. Engine may have cooled fast at 13 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. THROTTLE BACK AT A LOW ALTITUDE. NO TIME TO AUTOROTATE. ENGINE MAY HAVE COOLED FAST AT 13 DEGREES.

Other reports on N9632F · 1

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