- Date
- December 13, 1972
- Place
- Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30VAFairchild FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168899
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3263 72/12/13 ROANOKE,VA FAIRCHILD FH1100 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1792 TIME - 1048 N30VA PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 1472 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA SHENANDOAH,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- DRG MAINT,NOT COMPLETED,TOOLS LEFT ON ENG DECK NOT OBVD BY PLT FELL INTO CYCLE AREA JAMMED CTLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30VA
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodrum Field