# Accident 20000303012769A: Doug 600N, Miami, FL, March 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2000, 15:28 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6597° N, 80.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6597&lon=-80.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611BC-2001-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (registry code 3027377, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG 600N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000303012769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA102), Mar 3, 2000: McDonnell Douglas HU-600N (N611BC), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's ostentatious display and in-flight decision to perform an abrupt low altitude pitch up maneuver (aerobatic flight). This resulted in the main rotor blades colliding with and separating…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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