19871217070919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A-1 · Eldorado, TX · December 17, 1987

Date
December 17, 1987 · 10:30 local
Place
Eldorado, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8945F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88LA040
Reported as
Hughes 269A1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,082 total114 in this make and model107 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.

Tried toland in a small open space in trees. Main rotors struck a tree causing uncontrolled ground collision.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TOLAND IN A SMALL OPEN SPACE IN TREES. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A TREE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED GROUND COLLISION.

NTSB investigation

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