- Date
- March 14, 1970
- Place
- Spencer, MA · SPENCER, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5921XBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137065
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1085 70/3/14 SPENCER,MASS BRANTLY B-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 56, 81 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N5921X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARREN,MASS SPENCER,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT REMARKS- ROTOR DOWNWASH RAISED LOOSE SNOW DURG AIR TAXI AFT LDG ON SNOW COVERED FARM FIELD.PLT UN SEE TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5921X
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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