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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Freeport, IL · August 12, 1984

Date
August 12, 1984 · 12:10 local
Place
Freeport, IL
Airport
Albertus
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1105X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA345
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
367 total183 in this make and model69 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.

Tail rotor struck corn stalks when pilot tried power recovery from a practice autorotation. Spun into the corn.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CORN STALKS WHEN PILOT TRIED POWER RECOVERY FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. SPUN INTO THE CORN.

NTSB investigation

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