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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · St Petersburg, FL · March 18, 1983

Date
March 18, 1983 · 14:55 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
St Petersburg Cle
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9020M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA087
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
669 total42 in this make and model290 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.

Right skid hit rough ground during a practice hover. Helicopter entered dynamic rollover phase and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT SKID HIT ROUGH GROUND DURING A PRACTICE HOVER. HELICOPTER ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER PHASE AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9020M · 1

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