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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · St Petersburg, FL · August 10, 1985

Date
August 10, 1985 · 11:54 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300JS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA228
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,294 total123 in this make and model59 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.

Allowed rotor RPM to decay during rapid deceleration from air taxi. Struck ground with tail rotor and aft skids.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY DURING RAPID DECELERATION FROM AIR TAXI. STRUCK GROUND WITH TAIL ROTOR AND AFT SKIDS.

NTSB investigation

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