- Date
- January 6, 1970
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4897Enstrom F-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0006 70/1/6 VAN NUYS,CALIF ENSTROM F-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2446 TIME - 1330 N4897 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF VAN NUYS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4897
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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