# Accident 20040819034339A: Hughes 369E, Ochopee, FL, August 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2004, 06:30 local time
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9631° N, 80.9522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9631&lon=-80.9522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42928, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42928-2007-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 550 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040819034339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 0630 IN THE MORNING, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT (266022776) WAS FLYING FROM TAMIAMI (TMB) TO FT MYERS (FMY) ON HIS CORPORATION HELICOPTER N42928 (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369E S/N 0301E) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY K5 AIRCRAFT SALES INC. AS A TITLE 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. MIDWAY HE CRASHED IN THE BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, OCHOPEE, FLORIDA. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA121), Aug 19, 2004: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N42928), Ochopee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with trees and the terrain.

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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