20070312003089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C-1 · Plymouth, MA · March 12, 2007

Date
March 12, 2007 · 08:20 local
Place
Plymouth, MA
Airport
Plymouth Municipal
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
LOES
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2074K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07LA077
Reported as
Hughes 269C1
Reported engine
Lycoming HO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
315 total240 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 0820 EDT on 03/12/07 the pilot privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted were performing a rotating pedal turn to the right at 3-6' AGL. About a quarter way through the turn they experienced a violent spin to the right and the nose pitched up. The aircraft struck the ground on the left skid then rolled onto its left side and came to a stop. Accident site was located in the grass parallel to the approach end runway 6.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0820 EDT ON 03/12/07 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WERE PERFORMING A ROTATING PEDAL TURN TO THE RIGHT AT 3-6' AGL. ABOUT A QUARTER WAY THROUGH THE TURN THEY EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SKID THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE AND CAME TO A STOP. ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE APPROACH END RUNWAY 6.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2074K · 1

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