- Date
- January 31, 1970
- Place
- Helen, MD · HELEN, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N829ZH.O.Beckett T-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141862
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0168 70/1/31 HELEN,MD H.O.BECKETT T-18 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N829Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIENDLY,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 16 INCHES OF PROP BLADE SEPARATED,WAS NOT FOUND. ACFT EXPERIMENTAL DUE PROP PITCH CHANGE BY MFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N829Z
- Reported as
- H.O.Beckett T-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage