- Date
- February 23, 1972
- Place
- Milford, PA · MILFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8171JBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165048
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0714 72/2/23 MILFORD,PA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N8171J PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL AGE 37, 1090 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILFORD,PA HAZLETON,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED TO R AND CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM 10 DEG DOWNSLOPE FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8171J
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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