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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Dandridge, TN · August 10, 1997

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Date
August 10, 1997 · 17:13 local
Place
Dandridge, TN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7050D
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL97LA114
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
855 total125 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N7050DRegistered now · Hughes 269AS/N 56-0551Airframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost tail rotor effect. Too low autorotation. Cut ignition fell to ground. (-23) during transition from flight to hover for landing, pilot applied more power than he had tail rotor authority to counteract. Helicopter lost directional control and rotated to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECT. TOO LOW AUTOROTATION. CUT IGNITION FELL TO GROUND. (-23) DURING TRANSITION FROM FLIGHT TO HOVER FOR LANDING, PILOT APPLIED MORE POWER THAN HE HAD TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY TO COUNTERACT. HELICOPTER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ROTATED TO THE 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.

NTSB ATL97LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDandridge, TNthe pilot's failure to properly plan the approach for landing, which led to a loss of tail rotor authority and directional control, while close to the ground. The tailwind was a related factor.Aug 10, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7050D · 1

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