- Date
- September 15, 1970
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1409WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4540 70/9/15 FARMINGDALE,NY BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N1409W PX- 0 0 2 PRACTICE AGE 37, 1735 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 89 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- LND ON BACK OF SKIDS DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1409W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Republic