What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/02/2022, N7057L, a Hughes 269A helicopter, (not equipped for instrument flight), crashed at approximately 10:29AM at the intersection of state road 47 and sedgefield ln sw in columbia county FL. This location is between lake city and Fort White.
Both pilot and passenger sustained non life threatening injuries during the crash and were taken to a local
Hospital.
The flight departed from cannon creek airpark (15FL), a private fly-in community en-route to the privacy data omitted in trenton Florida to attend a fly-in.
Approximately 10 minutes into the flight, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) were encountered. Subsequent loss of control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation occurred and the aircraft impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/02/2022, N7057L, A HUGHES 269A HELICOPTER, (NOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT), CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:29AM AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 47 AND SEDGEFIELD LN SW IN COLUMBIA COUNTY FL. THIS LOCATION IS BETWEEN LAKE CITY AND FORT WHITE.
BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES DURING THE CRASH AND WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL
HOSPITAL.
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CANNON CREEK AIRPARK (15FL), A PRIVATE FLY-IN COMMUNITY EN-ROUTE TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN TRENTON FLORIDA TO ATTEND A FLY-IN.
APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WERE ENCOUNTERED. SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.