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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Hebron, NE · April 8, 1994

Date
April 8, 1994 · 17:30 local
Place
Hebron, NE
Airport
Hebron Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N100LU
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA129
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360E1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total100 in this make and model50 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.

Drifted while hovering in strong gusty wind. Tail rotor tangled in wind sock main and tail rotors struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED WHILE HOVERING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND. TAIL ROTOR TANGLED IN WIND SOCK MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS STRUCK GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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