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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Mobile Bay, AL · February 26, 2000

Date: February 26, 2000 · 14:48 local
Place: Mobile Bay, AL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7480F
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N7480FRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Hughes 269CS/N 170570 · Built 1977 Airframe modelHughes 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.

Pilot flying sight seeing tour in Mobile Bay and stated that engine atarted ot lose power. Pilot furthur stated that he could not maintain flight and landed the aircraft on a sand bar. The aircraft received minor damage to the tail rotor area caused by the hard land. Spoke with the pilot on 3/24/00 and he stated that the aircraft mechanic discovered a stuck valve in one of the cylinders.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLYING SIGHT SEEING TOUR IN MOBILE BAY AND STATED THAT ENGINE ATARTED OT LOSE POWER. PILOT FURTHUR STATED THAT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A SAND BAR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AREA CAUSED BY THE HARD LAND. SPOKE WITH THE PILOT ON 3/24/00 AND HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC DISCOVERED A STUCK VALVE IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS.

Other reports on N7480F · 3

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

Accident 20210112001919ASpanish Fork, UTThe crew was conducting required training in preparation for the students category and class rating check ride in two days. The crew practiced several autorotations at the Spanish Fork airport (spk), and proceeded to the practice area west of the airport.…Jan 12, 2021 · Substantial damage Accident 19960310003791AHovering · Gulfshores, ALCrossing runway 09 to land at hangers collided with 172 N6612V that was on final for 09. No radio reports by 269C.Mar 10, 1996 · Substantial damage Accident 19800814036279APwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Ellsworth, IASkid dropped into water filler hole on helipad. Helicopter pitched backward and rolled over.Aug 14, 1980 · Substantial damage