19930913046679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MP · East Moriches, NY · September 13, 1993

Date: September 13, 1993 · 16:30 local
Place: East Moriches, NY
Airport: Spadaro Airport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N263MP
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 465 total20 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N263MPRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2013 · Pecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MPS/N 045992 Airframe modelPecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MP Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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Practing runs over runway. Wind gust caught helicopter, lifted it higher. Rapid descent. Rotor blades hit tail.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTING RUNS OVER RUNWAY. WIND GUST CAUGHT HELICOPTER, LIFTED IT HIGHER. RAPID DESCENT. ROTOR BLADES HIT TAIL.

Other reports on N263MP · 1

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

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