- Date
- August 14, 1972
- Place
- Maybell, CO · MAYBELL, CO
- Injuries
- 13 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2236WBell 205-A1
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3421 72/8/14 MAYBELL,COLO BELL 205-A1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2250 TIME - 1615 N2236W PX- 0 0 12 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT 2 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAYBELL,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN FLT DUE ABOUT 1295 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT FOR 11000 FT D/A.USED WRONG CHARTS,LMTD EXPER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2236W
- Reported as
- Bell 205-A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Heliport 2