What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost power. Landed in a woods. Metal found in oil.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED IN A WOODS. METAL FOUND IN OIL.
FAA incident report · Hughes TH-55A · Rutherfordton, NC · July 27, 1988
- Date
- July 27, 1988 · 16:45 local
- Place
- Rutherfordton, NC
- Phase of flight
- Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N5378S
- Reported as
- Hughes TH55A
- Reported engine
- Lycoming HIO360B1A
- People aboard
- 2
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 500 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
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