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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Mount Holly, NJ · July 6, 1997

Date: July 6, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place: Mount Holly, NJ
Airport: South Jersey Reg Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N75070
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total

N75070Registered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1404 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 07-06-97, Hughes 300, N75070 had engine failure in the vicinity of south Jersey regional airport. Pilot Douglas herlihy stated that he entered an auto-rotation to a touchdown into a freshly plowed field. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled back rapidly causing the main rotor blade to strike the tail rotor & tail boom. privacy data omitted Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 07-06-97, HUGHES 300, N75070 HAD ENGINE FAILURE IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT DOUGLAS HERLIHY STATED THAT HE ENTERED AN AUTO-ROTATION TO A TOUCHDOWN INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BACK RAPIDLY CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE THE TAIL ROTOR & TAIL BOOM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N75070 · 2

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

Accident 20040228021119AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Media, PA(-23) Student pilot flying solo experienced tail rotor failure. While attempting an emergency landing in an open field the student demolished the aircraft as a result of the main rotor making ground contact.Feb 28, 2004 · Destroyed Accident 19910119001709AHovering · Princeton, ORHovering at 200 AGL in a canyon. Rotor RPM decayed. Descended to ground impact. Strong tailwind downdraft factors.Jan 19, 1991 · Substantial damage