- Date
- August 10, 1985, 11:54 local (15:54 UTC)
- Place
- St.Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N300JSHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850810040509A
- Case key
- 31439
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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.
Miscellaneous/other
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - disregardedCause
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Hard landing
Analysis
The pilot of the helicopter was executing a quick stop in a downwind condition. As he increased collective pitch control, the rotor RPM bled down. The pilot stated that he increased collective pitch to increase RPM and the aircraft crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300JS
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 270569
- Airframe hours
- 1,188
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- M.Y. Flying Service,Inc.
- Registered owner
- M.Y. Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 20, 1985 · 108 hours before
- Departed
- SPG · Tarpon Springs, FL
- Destination
- SPG · St.Petersburg, FL
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whited, runway 24, 3,322 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,294 total · 123 in this make and model · 1,160 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.