- Date
- September 27, 1969
- Place
- Agawam, MA · AGAWAM, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3523TBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4092 69/9/27 AGAWAM,MASS BELL 206A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N3523T PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 56, 15500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLES-AGAWAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AGAWAM,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS CHECK PILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PROFICIENCY CK. DURG RUN-ON LDG CK PLT SUDDENLY TOOK CTLS,CAUSED MAIN ROTOR TO HIT TAIL ROTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3523T
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowles-Agawam