- Date
- February 6, 1973
- Place
- Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- HP668Bell UH-1B
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0003 73/2/6 CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX BELL UH-1B CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1225 HP668 PX- 0 2 0 TEST 32, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUDDIHY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AUTOROTATION WITH PWR RECOVERY. M/R BLADES FLAPPED AND CUT OFF TAIL PYLON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HP668
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cuddihy