- Date
- August 30, 1979
- Place
- Tamiami, FL · TAMIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8797FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790830025609A
- Case key
- 133779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3702 79/8/30 TAMIAMI,FL HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N8797F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 2860 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 810 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-L REAR STRUT DAMPER ASSEMBLY BROKE DRG TOUCHDWN & ACFT WENT INTO GND RESONANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8797F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tamiami
N8797FRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.