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NTSB investigation record

DEN00FA028

Completed

Hughes 369D· N5190C

Date
December 15, 1999
Location
Peyton, CO
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

an uncontrolled touchdown following entry into a "out-of-ground effect" hover. Factors were loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in kind of aircraft and total experience in type of aircraft.

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