- Date
- March 28, 1971
- Place
- N.Miami Beach, FL · N.MIAMI BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9683CSikorsky S-52-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132956
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0094 71/3/28 N.MIAMI BEACH,FLA SIKORSKY S-52-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 15000 TIME - 1045 N9683C PX- 0 0 2 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLTS RESIDENCE HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.GND ATNDNT APCHD PKD HEL,WAS HIT BY MAIN ROTOR BLADES.HEL THEN WENT INTO GND RESONANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9683C
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-52-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Heliport