- Date
- October 7, 1965
- Place
- Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6166SAir & Space 18A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0797 65/10/7 CREVE COEUR,MO. AIR & SPACE 18A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2040 N6166S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 40, 6250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6166S
- Reported as
- Air & Space 18A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage