- Date
- September 10, 1978
- Place
- Columbia, TN · COLUMBIA, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N8808FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780910026579A
- Case key
- 139696
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2798 78/9/10 COLUMBIA,TN HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1000 TIME - 1545 N8808F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS WITH PWR RCVRY.TOUCHDOWN UNINTENTIONAL.M/R SEVERED TAILBOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8808F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8808FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N8808F · 1
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