19891222052949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Norcross, GA · December 22, 1989

Date: December 22, 1989 · 13:15 local
Place: Norcross, GA
Airport: Beaver Ruin Heliport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ETMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75068
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL90LA043
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 372 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N75068Registered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1323 · Built 1988 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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First solo. Student allowed a skid to scrape ground during hover landing. Helicopter rolled on its side.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST SOLO. STUDENT ALLOWED A SKID TO SCRAPE GROUND DURING HOVER LANDING.HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL90LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorcross, GAThe student pilot's improper execution of the landing procedure resulting in dynamic roll-over of the helicopter.Dec 22, 1989 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N75068 · 3

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

Accident 19980904022619ADecker, INHelicopter suffered tail rotor and tail boom damage during hover. (-23) the pilot was departing from private landing site and was maneuvering rearward at a hover and struck a metal fence post causing substantial damage to the tailboom and tailrotor.Sep 4, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19940508027469IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Washington, PAReduced rotor RPM. Vibration. Collective jammed. Landed safe. Tube missing. Caused swash pitch link to drive plate.May 8, 1994 · Minor damage Accident 19881028048699AAerial Taxi, Other Helicopter · Arcadia, FLTail rotor struck the ground while taxiing to park after a landing approach.Oct 28, 1988 · Substantial damage