MIA71FLA33

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269B · Jacksonville, FL · February 11, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1971
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9523FHughes 269B
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159444

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0191  71/2/11    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N9523F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 46, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLT TO ASSIST IN LOCATING EJECTION SEAT FROM AF ACFT. ENG QUIT OVR WOODED AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9523F
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Jacksonville Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.