What happened
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(.19) On December 20, about 0800 eastern standard time, a Hughes OH-6A, N72LC, registered to and operated by lee county sheriff's department as a title 14 CFR part 91 public-use flight, crashed into the roof of a building during approach for landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter was substantially damaged, and the commercial-rated pilot received serious injuries. The flight originated from buckingham airfield the same day, about 0745. Witnesses stated that they observed the helicopter fly over the sheriff's office landing pad and turn outbound on a northeasterly heading. The witnesses further stated that just over the trees at the northeast corner of the animal control building, the helicopter made a right descending turn and impacted the animal control building in a nose-down attitude. (-23)on December 20, 1999, about 0800 hrs EST, a Hughes OH6A, N72LC, registered to and operated by lee county sheriff's department as a title 14 CFR part 91 public use flight plan was filed. The helicopter was substantially damaged, and the commerical rated pilot received serious injury. The fligh t originated from buckingham airfield the same day at 0745 hrs. Witnesses stated that they observed the helicopter fly over the sheriff's landing pad and turned outbound to the north. The witnesses further stated that just over the trees at the norhteast corner of the animal control building, the helicopter made a right descending turn and imapcted the roof.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 20, ABOUT 0800 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HUGHES OH-6A, N72LC, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PUBLIC-USE FLIGHT, CRASHED INTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUCKINGHAM AIRFIELD THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 0745. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER FLY OVER THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE LANDING PAD AND TURN OUTBOUND ON A NORTHEASTERLY HEADING. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT JUST OVER THE TREES AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL BUILDING, THE HELICOPTER MADE A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN AND IMPACTED THE ANIMAL CONTROL BUILDING IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. (-23)ON DECEMBER 20, 1999, ABOUT 0800 HRS EST, A HUGHES OH6A, N72LC, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PUBLIC USE FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERICAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THE FLIGH T ORIGINATED FROM BUCKINGHAM AIRFIELD THE SAME DAY AT 0745 HRS. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER FLY OVER THE SHERIFF'S LANDING PAD AND TURNED OUTBOUND TO THE NORTH. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT JUST OVER THE TREES AT THE NORHTEAST CORNER OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL BUILDING, THE HELICOPTER MADE A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN AND IMAPCTED THE ROOF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.