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FAA incident report · Hughes 269A · Eustace, TX · April 22, 1990

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Date
April 22, 1990 · 18:10 local
Place
Eustace, TX
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8897F
Reported as
Hughes 269A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
957 total40 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days
N8897FRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Hughes 269AS/N 83-0274 · Built 1963Airframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Tail vibration. Unable to control yaw. Landed in lake. Abrasion strip on rotor blade had come loose.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL VIBRATION. UNABLE TO CONTROL YAW. LANDED IN LAKE. ABRASION STRIP ON ROTOR BLADE HAD COME LOOSE.

Other reports on N8897F · 4

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

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