MIA79FA125

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 369HS · Jacksonville, FL · September 19, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 19, 1979
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N8623FHughes 369HS
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790919036649A
Case key
133096

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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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3-3132  79/9/19    JACKSONVILLE,FL     HUGHES 369HS        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8043
        TIME - 0910                    N8623F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERLIN HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST AUGUSTINE,FL             JACKSONVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N8623F
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Berlin Heliport

FAA reports on this event · 1

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