20231227021549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes Helicopters 369E · Miami, FL · December 27, 2023

Date: December 27, 2023 · 12:59 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami Exec
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N757TB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24FA075
Reported as: Hughes Helicopters 369E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N757TBRegistered now · Hughes Helicopters 369ES/N 0166E Airframe modelHughes Helicopters 369E

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What happened

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Rotorcraft was substantially damaged in an accident west in a rural area of west Miami-dade county. The aircraft was located in a canal in approximately 20' of water. The pilot was fatally injured as a result and the only passenger on board sustained minor injuries. The rotorcraft was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight.

As the FAA filed it

ROTORCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT WEST IN A RURAL AREA OF WEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A CANAL IN APPROXIMATELY 20' OF WATER. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT AND THE ONLY PASSENGER ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE ROTORCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24FA075Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMiami, FLMain rotor contact with the tail boom for unknown reasons, resulting in the separation of the tail boom.Dec 27, 2023 · Substantial damage