- Date
- April 30, 1969
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1430WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171270
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2496 69/4/30 SAN DIEGO,CALIF BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1427 N1430W PX- 1 0 0 FERRY AGE 38, 1220 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 107 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY FLD GILLESPIE FLD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- IMPROPRLY INSTLED CYCLIC BALANCE SPRING CLIP.CYCLIC CTL NOT CHECKED.INCOMPLETE INSTRS FROM MFGR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1430W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gillespie Field
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