- Date
- August 20, 1979
- Place
- Winter Park, FL · WINTER PARK, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9393FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790820022539A
- Case key
- 134689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2096 79/8/20 WINTER PARK,FL HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1600 N9393F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 54, 5894 TOTAL HOURS, 28 DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER PARK,FL WINTER PARK,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- BLDG CONTRACTOR WALKED INTO T/R BLADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9393F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Gilbert Field
N9393FRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9393F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA82DA096Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportNear Kissimmee, FLThe engine lost power while the pilot was on a low altitude aerial observation flight over trees. He attempted to land on a nearby road. While approaching the road at 10 to 15 ft AGL, he ran out of RPM. He hit the ground flat, but did not roll over.NTSB MIA80DLD09Accident · No injuriesClosedWinter Haven, FLNTSB MIA68F0015Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulfport, MS