- Date
- June 26, 1980
- Place
- Inglis, FL · INGLIS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58225Hughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800626023789A
- Case key
- 130054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1686 80/6/26 NR.INGLIS,FL HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1900 TIME - 1520 N58225 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FL TALLAHASSEE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLASTIC-WRAPPED DUFFEL BAG PLACED NEAR EXH/MANFS.TESTS SHOWED WRAPPER IGNITED INSTANTLY FRM MATCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58225
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.