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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Ozark, AL · May 9, 1988

Date
May 9, 1988 · 09:30 local
Place
Ozark, AL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1038Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA168
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,856 total129 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost engine power on climbout, descended tail first. Yawed to the right and crashed into rough terrain.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE POWER ON CLIMBOUT, DESCENDED TAIL FIRST. YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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