# Accident 20070211005519A: Hughes 369FF, Placida, FL, February 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Placida, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8506° N, 82.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8506&lon=-82.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819BP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070211005519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2007, AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A HUGHES 369FF, N819BP, REGISTERED TO BP AVIATION, LLC, CRASHED INTO THE MANGROVES NEAR 13000 FISHERY RD, PLACIDA FL, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE PARKING LOT AT THE FISHERY RESTAURANT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY AND THE 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FISHERY RESTAURANT PARKING LOT 13000 FISHERY RD, PLACIDA FL, AT 1300 LOCAL TIME. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF CAUSE WAS PILOT OR MECHANICAL AT THIS TIME.

## 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 MIA07LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA049), Feb 11, 2007: McDonnell Douglas 369FF (N819BP), Placida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tail rotor pitch change control rod and bellcrank during takeoff-initial climb.

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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