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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Mesa, AZ · July 15, 1983

Date
July 15, 1983 · 18:00 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8773F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA340
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HO360B1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,180 total100 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Crash occurred during emergency landing instruction. Pilot claimed engine failure but no evidence of failure.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING INSTRUCTION. PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE BUT NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8773F · 1

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