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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Toulon, IL · May 25, 1994

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Date: May 25, 1994 · 18:30 local
Place: Toulon, IL
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9375F
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,306 total1,295 in this make and model

N9375FRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Hughes 269BS/N 54-0091 · Built 1964 Airframe modelHughes 269B Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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In hoover testing new rotor blades vibration. Sat down. Grond resonance destroyed copter, struts dampers incorrect.

As the FAA filed it

IN HOOVER TESTING NEW ROTOR BLADES VIBRATION.SAT DOWN.GROND RESONANCE DESTROYED COPTER, STRUTS DAMPERS INCORRECT.