- Date
- July 12, 1965
- Place
- Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6796DBrantly B2
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0497 65/7/12 BESSEMER ALA BRANTLY B2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 693 TIME - 1630 N6796D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE REMARKS- PARACHUTE LEFT ON AIRPORT OPERATIONAL AREA -ROTOR WASH SUCKED PARACHUTE INTO ROTOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6796D
- Reported as
- Brantly B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bessemer
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