- Date
- August 25, 1989, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9014NHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890825034969A
- Case key
- 32488
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Probable cause
Inadequate visual look-out by the pilot and his failure to maintain control of the helicopter, while maneuvering to avoid obstructions. The transmission lines were considered to be factors.
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 helicopter pilot was on an aerial observation flight & descended to about 50 ft AGL to show his passenger a monitoring station. He did not see transmission lines ahead until a collision was eminent. He pulled up to avoid a set of telephone lines & saw power lines directly ahead. He attempted a quick stop maneuver to avoid the power lines, but lost control of the helicopter. It then struck the ground & rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9014N
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 94-0316
- Airframe hours
- 6,575
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-BIA, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- City Of Jacksonville
- Registered owner
- City Of Jacksonville
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 28, 1989 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Jacksonville, 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 502 total · 502 in this make and model · 440 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 7 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 N9014N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.