- Date
- March 8, 1975
- Place
- Wise, VA · WISE, VA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N370AFBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148046
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1578 75/3/8 WISE,VA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2058 N370AF PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 6027 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 748 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONESOME PINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRISTOL,TN WISE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS SLEET, RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 45K.PLT ADVSD BY FSS FIXED WING ACFT COULD NOT LND DUE HI WINDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N370AF
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lonesome Pine
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