- Date
- March 13, 1971
- Place
- Georgetown, DE · GEORGETOWN, DE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71SPBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160106
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0770 71/3/13 GEORGETOWN,DEL BELL 206A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 716 TIME - 1015 N71SP PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOVER,DEL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- FULL AUTO TO GRND,LATE FLARE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71SP
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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