- Date
- April 26, 1969
- Place
- Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1175KBrantly B-2B
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1083 69/4/26 NAPLES,FLA BRANTLY B-2B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 4000 TIME - 1830 N1175K PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- CRASHED FROM HOVERING FLT.PREMATURE SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1175K
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Naples
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