- Date
- March 19, 1971
- Place
- Helendale, CA · HELENDALE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2727BAero Cmdr 560
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0334 71/3/19 HELENDALE,CALIF AERO CMDR 560 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 400 TIME - 1145 N2727B PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENDALE AUX. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF HELENDALE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ELECT CHUTE DEVICE DROP TEST.ACFT OBSVD LOW SPEED,BANK L,WING DROPPED ACFT DSCNDD ROTATING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2727B
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr 560
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Helendale Aux.
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