Accident · 1991-05-18

NTSB case MIA91LA148 · HUGHES 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-05-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 269C (N10MY)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: M.Y. FLYING SERVICE, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): M.Y. FLYING SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

DELAY BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO APPLY ADEQUATE THROTTLE & COLLECTIVE DURING TRANSITION OFF A DOCK FOR A TAKEOFF OVER A LAKE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA148

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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