- Date
- March 19, 1967
- Place
- Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9719ZVertol H-21-A
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119123
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0098 67/3/19 HAWTHORNE,CALIF VERTOL H-21-A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0837 N9719Z PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION 35, 8300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL GUAGE INOP.PLT CHECKED FUEL WITH FAULTY DIP STICK.ACFT LNDG GEAR PENETRATED BLDG ROOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9719Z
- Reported as
- Vertol H-21-A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hawthorne Muni
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