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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Paducah, KY · July 14, 1997

Date: July 14, 1997 · 18:00 local
Place: Paducah, KY
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9398F
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC97LA138
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,848 total15 in this make and model134 in the last 90 days

N9398FRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Hughes 269BS/N 0129 · Built 1964 Airframe modelHughes 269B Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Fairing on worn skid fittings came loosed on takeoff. Blocked engine aire intake. Autorotated. Rotor RPM decayed. (-23) while preparing for a check ride, student was practicing auto rotations with an instructor. On the down wind approach the eng. Quit at 300' AGL. Instructor took command and autorotated into a farm field. Aircraft contacted ground very hard.

As the FAA filed it

FAIRING ON WORN SKID FITTINGS CAME LOOSED ON TAKEOFF. BLOCKED ENGINE AIRE INTAKE. AUTOROTATED. ROTOR RPM DECAYED. (-23) WHILE PREPARING FOR A CHECK RIDE, STUDENT WAS PRACTICING AUTO ROTATIONS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. ON THE DOWN WIND APPROACH THE ENG. QUIT AT 300' AGL. INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND AND AUTOROTATED INTO A FARM FIELD. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND VERY HARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC97LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPaducah, KYThe failure of maintenance personnel to identify and correct the worn holes on the lower fuselage fairing and the failure of the flight instructor to maintain main rotor RPM during the autorotative landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's…Jul 14, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9398F · 1

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

Accident 19740227003689ALow Level Operations · Lihue, HIDitch defoliation. Watching grnd worker.Feb 27, 1974 · Substantial damage