- Date
- October 2, 1970
- Place
- Pelion, SC · PELION, SC
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6474VHelio Acft H-295
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173220
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 70/10/2 NR.PELION,SC HELIO ACFT H-295 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1630 N6474V PX- 0 1 2 CORP/EXEC 43, 13966 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 294 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ORANGEBURG,SC GREENWOOD,SC PELION,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- T/O FROM ROUGH UPSLOPE MARGINAL LENGTH PASTURE. STRUCK TREES AFTER FENCE. FLAPS IMPROPERLY SET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6474V
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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