Accident · 2003-07-29

NTSB case SEA03LA160 · Hughes 269C-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-07-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Hughes 269C-1 (N61442)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The helicopter encountering a ground resonance condition following a failure to maintain hovering flight. Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and the high pressure state of the landing gear shock absorbing dampers.

Source: NTSB case SEA03LA160

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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