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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Wetumpka, AL · August 2, 1982

Date
August 2, 1982 · 07:45 local
Place
Wetumpka, AL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8801F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA226
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total47 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter engine quit during spraying operation and crash occurred during autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAYING OPERATION AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

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