The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida
Location: Fort White, FL
Accident Number: ERA22LA180
Date and Time: April 2, 2022, 10:29 Local
Registration: N7057L
Aircraft: Hughes 269A
Injuries: 2 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Hughes
Registration: N7057L
Model/Series: 269A
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: IMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: GNV,134 ft msl
Observation Time: 09:35 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 29 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 18°C /18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 100°
Lowest Ceiling: IndefiniteVV / 200 ft AGL
Visibility: 0.25 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.04 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Unknown
Passenger Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 29.992609,-82.709709 (est)
Rotorcraft crashed in a field for unknown reasons.
Date: 02-APR-22
Time: 14:29:00Z
Regis#: N7057L
Aircraft Make: HUGHES
Aircraft Model: 269
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: FORT WHITE
State: FLORIDA
According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the area of State Road 47 and Sedgefield Lane after someone reported the helicopter crash.
They found the helicopter crashed near the roadway.
Deputies were able to render aid to the two people inside, who had minor injuries.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be conducting an investigation into the cause of the crash.
“We are thankful both occupants of the helicopter only sustained minor injuries and no one else was injured,” deputies wrote in a social media post.
No comments:
Post a Comment