19860108000389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Brewton, AL · January 8, 1986

Date
January 8, 1986 · 13:45 local
Place
Brewton, AL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8866F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA053
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,533 total905 in this make and model80 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.

Fuel exhausted while conducting a low level burning operation. Autorotation into the trees.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL EXHAUSTED WHILE CONDUCTING A LOW LEVEL BURNING OPERATION. AUTOROTATION INTO THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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