- Date
- March 18, 1981
- Place
- Ft Myers, FL · FT MYERS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1100WHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810318010369A
- Case key
- 126979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0652 81/3/18 FT MYERS,FL HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 476 TIME - 1120 N1100W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT MYERS,FL IMMOKALEE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: RUNNING HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HELICOPTER DEPARTED FROM SOUTHERN MACHINE & STEEL,INC HELIPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1100W
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heliport
FAA reports on this event · 1
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