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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Parkersburg, WV · August 31, 1989

Date
August 31, 1989 · 13:30 local
Place
Parkersburg, WV
Airport
Wood County Airport Gill Robb
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58281
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA078
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,854 total144 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Allowed cyclic to rise while shuting down on landing. Helicopter rose and spun to left. Rotors hit caused rollover.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED CYCLIC TO RISE WHILE SHUTING DOWN ON LANDING. HELICOPTER ROSE AND SPUN TO LEFT. ROTORS HIT CAUSED ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

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