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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Pittstown, NJ · August 21, 1988

Date
August 21, 1988 · 18:30 local
Place
Pittstown, NJ
Airport
Sky Manor Airport
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7028V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA226
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total3,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Demonstrating a departure autorotation. Developed high sink rate with low air speed, low rotor RPM. Impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

DEMONSTRATING A DEPARTURE AUTOROTATION.DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE WITH LOW AIR SPEED, LOW ROTOR RPM. IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7028V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.