- Date
- April 28, 1970
- Place
- Rector, PA · RECTOR, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2240UBrantly B2B
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1945 70/4/28 NR.RECTOR,PA BRANTLY B2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 175 TIME - 1900 N2240U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURG,PA RECTOR,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ABRUPT VER PULLUP TO 35FT FR HOVER,ACFT BEGAN TURNING RIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2240U
- Reported as
- Brantly B2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Heliport
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