- Date
- June 28, 1974
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9493FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740628019089A
- Case key
- 130673
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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 74/6/28 JACKSONVILLE,FLA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3955 TIME - 1840 N9493F PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSQUITO CONTROL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DRG DOWNWIND TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9493F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mosquito Control
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.