- Date
- January 15, 1981
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N5018KBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810115000299A
- Case key
- 127175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0131 81/1/15 PHOENIX,AZ BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1031 N5018K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 4700 TOTAL HOURS, 185 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5018K
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.