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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Buffalo, WY · June 24, 2008

Date
June 24, 2008 · 13:30 local
Place
Buffalo, WY
Airport
Johnson County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
N3SA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N432MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08LA196
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,250 total2,350 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)On a steep departure takeoff, aircraft lost rotor RPM because of a wind switch. Aircraft lost altitude and stuck vegetation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON A STEEP DEPARTURE TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT LOST ROTOR RPM BECAUSE OF A WIND SWITCH. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND STUCK VEGETATION.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N432MS · 2

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