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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Hillsboro, OR · October 11, 1991

Date: October 11, 1991 · 18:00 local
Place: Hillsboro, OR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: NKVL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9474F
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA92LA005
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 547 total26 in this make and model

N9474FRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2005 · Hughes 269BS/N 116-0278 · Built 1966 Airframe modelHughes 269B Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Overweight,low and slow while blowing nuts off trees. RPM decay unable recover made quick stop into trees.

As the FAA filed it

OVERWEIGHT,LOW AND SLOW WHILE BLOWING NUTS OFF TREES. RPM DECAY UNABLE RECOVER MADE QUICK STOP INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA92LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHillsboro, ORThe failure to maintain rotor RPM. Factors include inadequate preflight planning, overconfidence in aircraft's ability, and non-suitable terrain.Oct 12, 1991 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9474F · 3

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

Accident 19950604013899ALow Level Operations · Caldwell, IDFlew low to survey a field to be sprayed. Looking into sun failed to see powerline. Impacted same and crashed.Jun 4, 1995 · Destroyed Incident 19950303009119ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Newberg, ORNarrative: on 3/3/95 at 1600 local time, a Hughes 269B, N9474F, piloted by dennis d. sturdevent, aborted his take-off, after departing from a confined area. The main and tail rotorblades made contact with some small trees nearby after the aircraft had landed…Mar 3, 1995 · Minor damage Incident 19930305006779IHovering · Mcminnville, ORPilot lost control of aircraft at hover. Flight inspector grabbed control. Landing gear damaged on landing.Mar 5, 1993 · Minor damage