- Date
- September 7, 1979
- Place
- Rotonda, FL · ROTONDA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N500GHBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790907025599A
- Case key
- 133502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2581 79/9/7 ROTONDA,FL BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1103 N500GH PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 54, 9003 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1952 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROTONDA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROTONDA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500GH
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rotonda
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.