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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Princeton, MO · March 15, 1985

Date
March 15, 1985 · 10:55 local
Place
Princeton, MO
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1040Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA072
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,050 total235 in this make and model175 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 separated from tail boom after striking wire on approach to farm field. Uncontrolled descent to impact.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED FROM TAIL BOOM AFTER STRIKING WIRE ON APPROACH TO FARM FIELD. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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