# NTSB MIA79FA125: Hughes 369HS, N8623F, Jacksonville, FL, September 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1979
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA125

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Berlin Heliport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790919036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919036649A), Sep 19, 1979: Hughes 369HS, Duval, FL, Destroyed. Helicopter observed to rock during hover, then spin into ground. Possible pilot incapacitation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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