- Date
- June 8, 1985, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9296FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850608023819A
- Case key
- 13089
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Cargo shift
Rotorcraft flight control,cyclic control - jammedCause
Control interferenceCause
Loss of control - in flight
Remedial action - not possible
Roll over
Analysis
On takeoff, a tackel box slid forward and jammed the cyclic. The plt attempted to return to the landing pad, however, one of the skids missed the pad and the acft began to roll until the main rotor contacted the roof of a garage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9296F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 350407
- Airframe hours
- 413
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-DIA, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pete Boyas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 10, 1984 · 19 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,123 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.