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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Lockport, IL · June 17, 1989

Date
June 17, 1989 · 20:45 local
Place
Lockport, IL
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
IKFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26628
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89FA112
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,549 total

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What happened

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

Struck trees on departing a restricted site. No proper egress routed. No record pilot training by employer.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON DEPARTING A RESTRICTED SITE. NO PROPER EGRESS ROUTED.NO RECORD PILOT TRAINING BY EMPLOYER.

NTSB investigation

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