- Date
- May 23, 1974
- Place
- Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9621FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740523020249A
- Case key
- 128124
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1826 74/5/23 KEY WEST,FLA HUGHES 269C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1900 TIME - 1110 N9621F PX- 1 1 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS KEY WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARATHON,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 84 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 170 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAIL BOOM STRUCK GROUND AND SEPARATED.7 SPARK PLUGS CKD,2 UNSERVICEABLE,3 BADLY WORN,2 OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9621F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nas Key West
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9621F · 1
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