Accident · 1991-01-02

NTSB case MIA91LA060 · HUGHES 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-01-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 269C (N9574F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MAVERICK HELICOPTERS, INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MAVERICK HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE COMMERCIAL PILOT APPLICANT TO PULL COLLECTIVE PITCH AND DELAY BY THE CHECK AIRMAN TO PULL COLLECTIVE AND APPLY POWER TO RECOVER, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA060

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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