- Date
- September 19, 1975
- Place
- Mechanicsville, MD · MECHANICSVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9056FHughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750919031699A
- Case key
- 150669
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2905 75/9/19 MECHANICSVILLE,MD HUGHES 369 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N9056F PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 56, 11180 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 697 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC PINEY POINT,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WATER TKOF,REAR SECTION OF FLOATS LIFTED OUT OF WATER FRONT SECT ON WATER.ACFT PITCHED FWD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9056F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9056FRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2020 · Hughes 369HEAirframe modelHughes 369HEEngine modelRolls-Royce 250-C10D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.