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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Bremerton, WA · May 22, 1990

Date
May 22, 1990 · 10:30 local
Place
Bremerton, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8888F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA084
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
824 total109 in this make and model66 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 tail rotor effectiveness in downwind landing on lake shore. Reduced power to compensate. Settled into lake.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS IN DOWNWIND LANDING ON LAKE SHORE. REDUCED POWER TO COMPENSATE. SETTLED INTO LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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