- Date
- March 22, 1973
- Place
- Rimersburg, PA · RIMERSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8030Bell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730322004689A
- Case key
- 169943
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0332 73/3/22 RIMERSBURG,PA BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4639 TIME - 1345 N8030 PX- 0 0 3 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOX,PA CHARLEROI,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- AFCT STRUCK GROUND HARD TAIL FIRST.OWNER REQUESTED PILOT TO DEMONSTRATE AUTOROTATION DSCNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8030
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8030 · 1
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