- Date
- June 16, 1971
- Place
- Broad Brook, CT · BROAD BROOK, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6791DBrantly B-2A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2072 71/6/16 BROAD BROOK,CONN BRANTLY B-2A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N6791D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 1569 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 16 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROAD BROOK,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PLT DEMO OF AUTO TO SIDE OF RWY DUE TO ACFT ON RWY.GRND WAS SOFT,ACFT NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6791D
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skylark
N6791DRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 2012 · Brantly B-2AAirframe modelBrantly B-2AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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