- Date
- March 1, 1981
- Place
- Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9557FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810301007929A
- Case key
- 127405
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0266 81/3/1 NR.VALDOSTA,GA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1118 TIME - 1900 N9557F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALDOSTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CITY,FL ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 67 220 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 11 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STARTED SPINNING DRG DOWNWIND TURN.AUTOROTATED TO STOP SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9557F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valdosta
N9557FRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9557F · 1
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