Aviation Accident Summary SEA87LA005

FOREST GROVE, OR, USA

Aircraft #1

N986GC

Hughes 269A

Analysis

PLT WAS OVERFLYING FILBERT ORCHARD TO SHAKE NUTS OFF TREES WITH ROTOWASH. PLT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY IN A DOWN WIND TURN 10 FEET AGL. ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES, THEN GROUND, AND ROLLED OVER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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