- Date
- February 20, 1971
- Place
- Flat Rock, MI · FLAT ROCK, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1027Sikorsky H-19G
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160156
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0616 71/2/20 FLAT ROCK,MICH SIKORSKY H-19G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 9600 TIME - 0850 N1027 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAT ROCK,MICH FLAT ROCK,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG QUIT IN 10 FT HOVER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.TOO LOW TO EFFECT A RCVRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1027
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H-19G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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