- Date
- November 17, 1972
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9624FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3800 72/11/17 JACKSONVILLE,FLA HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2210 N9624F PX- 0 1 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 25, 3050 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1180 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIFF'S HELIPOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAKOFF FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9624F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sheriff'S Helipor