19890518012279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Rock Springs, TX · May 18, 1989

Date
May 18, 1989 · 18:30 local
Place
Rock Springs, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N58228
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DRG06
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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

Appears pilot allowed rotor decay and flapping to occur while herding antelope at low altitude. Result fatal impact

As the FAA filed it

APPEARS PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR DECAY AND FLAPPING TO OCCUR WHILE HERDING ANTELOPE AT LOW ALTITUDE. RESULT FATAL IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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