19970124000809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr B8M · Williston, FL · January 24, 1997

Date
January 24, 1997 · 17:39 local
Place
Williston, FL
Airport
Williston Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3495
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97LA073
Reported as
Amtr B8M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off on runway 22. Began left turn over runway 14. Indicates abrupt turn caused rotor coning. Rotors hit prop

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 22. BEGAN LEFT TURN OVER RUNWAY 14. INDICATES ABRUPT TURN CAUSED ROTOR CONING. ROTORS HIT PROP

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.