- Date
- September 5, 1965
- Place
- Orpus Christi, TX · ORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3JThompson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176336
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0576 65/9/5 ORPUS CHRISTI TEX THOMPSON B8M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 42, 300 TIME - 1730 N3J PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUDDIHY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 88 130 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT TIME IN AIRCRAFT 9 MINUTES.NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AFTER ENGINE INSTALLATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3J
- Reported as
- Thompson B8M
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cuddihy Field
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