Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to takeoff downwind and the subsequent failure to achieve translational lift before contact with the water.
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NTSB investigation record
LAX00LA066
CompletedHughes 369Hs· N9162F
- Date
- December 30, 1999
- Location
- Pacific Ocean, PO
- Conditions
- VMC
- Record
- Completed
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