Event MIA91LA148

1991-05-18 TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N10MY

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AEROSPATIALE AS355F2 ECUREUIL

Year of manufacture

1991 · 0 years old at event

TCDS

H11EU · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS

Engine

ALLISON 250-C20 SER (420 hp)

Seats / Engines

7 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19940808

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A00385

Registrant of record

BOSTON EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N10MY Hughes 269C None

Probable cause & findings

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.

Factual narrative

THE PLT RAISED THE HELICOPTER TO A 3 FT HOVER OVER A DOCK & WHILE TRANSITIONING TO FWD FLT OVER A LAKE, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO DESCENT. HE STATED THAT HE PULLED THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL & APPLIED THROTTLE TO STOP THE DESCENT BUT THE SKIDS CONTACTED THE WATER. HE THEN ROLLED THE HELICOPTER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE TO STOP THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES & BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE ACFT. THE ENG WAS STARTED & FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA91LA148.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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