Hughes 300C N8602F
16 April 1983 · Vero Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Hughes 300C registered N8602F was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vero Beach, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.6404, -80.3893
- Aircraft
- Hughes 300C
- Registration
- N8602F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA125
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1983 | Hughes 300C | Hollandale, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1984 | Hughes 300/269C | Freeport, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1981 | Hughes 300C | Muray, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1985 | Hughes 300 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1985 | Hughes 300 | Lake Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1980 | Hughes 300C | Whitehouse, New Jersey, United States | C&P Airways | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |