- Date
- April 8, 1966
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N154WReed B8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0059 66/4/8 DALLAS TEX REED B8M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 4100 TIME - 1730 N154W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- ON CLOSED AIRFIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N154W
- Reported as
- Reed B8M
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Love Field
N154WRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Reed B-8MAirframe modelReed B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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