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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Center Village, OH · March 9, 1985

Date
March 9, 1985 · 17:15 local
Place
Center Village, OH
Airport
August Acres
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5125U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA134
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,452 total105 in this make and model68 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.

During hover practice, skid touched soft ground and loss of control resulted. Probable dynamic rollover.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HOVER PRACTICE, SKID TOUCHED SOFT GROUND AND LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED. PROBABLE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

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