- Date
- December 31, 1970
- Place
- Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8172JBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159172
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4204 70/12/31 SOMERSET,PA BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 585 TIME - 1445 N8172J PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERSET,PA SCOTTDALE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLAMEOUT,AUTO TO SLOPED TERRAIN.ACFT NOW PLACARDED,DO NOT FLY IN SNOW CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8172J
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage