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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes TH-55A · Savannah, GA · July 30, 1994

Date
July 30, 1994 · 15:00 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N789MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL94GA148
Reported as
Hughes TH55A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total3,000 in this make and model163 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.

Mosquito control spray craft lost power. Autorotated into trees. No engine anomalies except carboned sooty plugs.

As the FAA filed it

MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAY CRAFT LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES EXCEPT CARBONED SOOTY PLUGS.

NTSB investigation

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