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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Witts Springs, AR · August 29, 1984

Date
August 29, 1984 · 15:15 local
Place
Witts Springs, AR
Phase of flight
Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7487F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC84LA265
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,128 total138 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Helicopter settled with power during aerial observation flight and crashed in mountainous terrain.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER DURING AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT AND CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7487F · 2

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