- Date
- August 4, 1973
- Place
- Eldred, IL · ELDRED, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1122KBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730804023879A
- Case key
- 189071
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2609 73/8/4 ELDRED,ILL BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1500 N1122K PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 26, 6300 TOTAL HOURS, 215 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDRED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,ILL ELDRED,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - CORN PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- CORN POLLINATION,PLT EST MAY HAVE FLOWN UP TO 5HRS.APRX 1/2 GAL FUEL DRAINED.UNUSABLE FUEL 1/2GAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1122K
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eldred
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1122K · 2
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