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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Philadelphia, PA · August 2, 1989

Date
August 2, 1989 · 09:00 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N75044
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA179
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total1,700 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost rotor RPM transferring from hover to forward flight on takeoff. Descended into river. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ROTOR RPM TRANSFERRING FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT ON TAKEOFF. DESCENDED INTO RIVER. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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