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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369E · Richfield, OH · October 19, 1993

Date
October 19, 1993 · 16:50 local
Place
Richfield, OH
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1605Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94FA014
Reported as
Hughes 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
16,027 total4,130 in this make and model214 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.

Struck wires while scud running at low altitude. Impact sheared tail rotor spun to left. Impacted. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES WHILE SCUD RUNNING AT LOW ALTITUDE. IMPACT SHEARED TAIL ROTOR SPUN TO LEFT. IMPACTED. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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