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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · October 1, 1991

Date: October 1, 1991 · 11:40 local
Place: Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9579F
Reported as: Hughes 269C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total119 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9579FRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 1996 · Hughes 269CS/N 540311 Airframe modelHughes 269C

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What happened

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

Practice pinnacle landing on unimproved field. Aircraft began shaking. Suspect ground resonance. Main rotor damaged

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE PINNACLE LANDING ON UNIMPROVED FIELD. AIRCRAFT BEGAN SHAKING. SUSPECT GROUND RESONANCE. MAIN ROTOR DAMAGED

Other reports on N9579F · 2

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

Accident 19960423008079ASettle With Power (Rotorcraft) · San Diego, CAPhoto flight crashed orbiting hospital. Slow and low settled with power. Engine stuck valve. Traces of medications.Apr 23, 1996 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19930227007169ISfl Autorotation · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPilot contact the ground with tail rotor during a simulated failed tail rotor approach demonstration.Feb 27, 1993 · Minor damage