- Date
- May 4, 1986, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8993FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860504044629A
- Case key
- 31622
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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 plt stated that as he was landing on a dolly, the helicopter experienced ground resonance & began to shake violently. It then rolled over on its side, causing the main rotor blades to strike the tail boom & the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8993F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 830227
- Airframe hours
- 4,980
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Helicopter Serv. Of Jacksonvil
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 28, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- 55J · Fernandina Bch, FL
- Airport
- CRG · Craig Municipal
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
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,207 total · 482 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG
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 N8993F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.