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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Philadelphia, PA · September 9, 1983

Date
September 9, 1983 · 11:45 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Ne Philadelphia
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1103K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FHD05
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
820 total467 in this make and model115 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.

A skid struck a steel drainage grill during takeoff in grass area between runways. Helicopter rolled inverted.

As the FAA filed it

A SKID STRUCK A STEEL DRAINAGE GRILL DURING TAKEOFF IN GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAYS. HELICOPTER ROLLED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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