- Date
- April 12, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9393FHughes 269B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820412009199A
- Case key
- 71882
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The 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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9393F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 74-0119
- Airframe hours
- 2,942
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Preston Ducanson
- Registered owner
- August Tieman
- Departed
- Near Kissimmee, FL
- Destination
- Near Kissimmee, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,912 total · 2,100 in this make and model · 8,490 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEO, 12 nm away
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.