- Date
- May 6, 1971
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4926ESikorsky S-51
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1492 71/5/6 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA SIKORSKY S-51 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 9247 TIME - 1230 N4926E PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- ATMPTD LDG SWAMP AREA,WHEEL EQUIPD.PAX WLKD FWD,SHIFTED CG BEYOND FWD LMT.PLT INTNTLY ROLLED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4926E
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-51
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage