- Date
- August 10, 1972
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N744ASikorsky S-55
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0039 72/8/10 ORLANDO,FLA SIKORSKY S-55 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6000 TIME - 1130 N744A PX- 0 0 5 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOY AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO ASSURE LDG SITE WAS FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS.HIT MOVING AUTO.LDG ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N744A
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Mccoy Afb