Accident · 1989-08-25

NTSB case MIA89LA231 · HUGHES 269A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-08-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: HUGHES 269A (N9014N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CITY OF JACKSONVILLE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

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.

Source: NTSB case MIA89LA231

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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