- Date
- November 24, 1972
- Place
- Mount Snow, VT · MOUNT SNOW, VT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3527TBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3440 72/11/24 MOUNT SNOW,VT BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5937 TIME - 1530 N3527T PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 2010 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOUNT SNOW,VT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT ATMTD STRETCH AUTOROTATIVE GLIDE,LOST TRANSLATIONAL LIFT.SKIER STRUCK BY DEBRIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3527T
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage