- Date
- March 26, 1970
- Place
- Murray, UT · MURRAY, UT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5917XBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139205
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0123 70/3/26 MURRAY,UT BRANTLY B-2 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 15000 TIME - 1020 N5917X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT MURRAY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- JUMP T/O FROM ROOF TOP TOWARD OBSTRUCTING WIRES.UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES TURNED DOWNWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5917X
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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