- Date
- October 13, 1978
- Place
- Santa Barbara, CA · SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N5953XBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781013035779A
- Case key
- 143998
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3368 78/10/13 SANTA BARBARA,CA BRANTLY B-2 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1320 N5953X PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION 39, 12520 TOTAL HOURS, 48 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA BARBARA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5953X
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Barbara
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5953X · 1
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