# NTSB IAD71DHD43: Bell 206A, N71SP, Georgetown, DE, March 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1971
- Place: Georgetown, DE · GEORGETOWN, DE
- Location: 38.6895° N, 75.3872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6895&lon=-75.3872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DHD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DHD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71SP-1979-04-10), registration cancelled 1979-04-10, S/N 612 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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