Hughes 269A, N7057L: Accident occurred April 02, 2022 in Fort White, Columbia County, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

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

Tri County Rentals and Sales Inc

https://registry.faa.gov/N7057L

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

FORT WHITE, Florida – Two people suffered only minor injuries Saturday morning when the helicopter they were in crashed in Columbia County, deputies said.

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.

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