- Date
- March 29, 1966
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73956Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172392
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0288 66/3/29 MIAMI FLA BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1730 N73956 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 51, 12871 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1561 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-RELEASED UNSECURED COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL. PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UNEXPECTED LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73956
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Heliport
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