- Date
- June 15, 1975
- Place
- Ionia, MI · IONIA, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5920XBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750615021449A
- Case key
- 149083
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2682 75/6/15 IONIA,MI BRANTLY B-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N5920X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IONIA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,MI IONIA,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- ALLOWED RPM TO DETERIORATE UN MAINTAIN DIR CTL DESPITE FULL L PEDAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5920X
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ionia County
N5920XRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Brantly B-2Airframe modelBrantly B-2Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5920X · 1
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