- Date
- June 20, 1966
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N866Sikorsky S58C
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171111
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0581 66/6/20 GARY IND SIKORSKY S58C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0645 N866 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 49, 10100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MILITARY CONTRACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N866
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S58C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gary Municipal
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