- Date
- February 20, 1976
- Place
- Perkasie, PA · PERKASIE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N92868Sikorsky S-51
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760220002479A
- Case key
- 149845
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0721 76/2/20 PERKASIE,PA SIKORSKY S-51 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N92868 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 57, 3570 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 170 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSONS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PERKASIE,PA SCRANTON,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92868
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-51
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carsons
N92868Registration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Sikorsky S-51Airframe modelSikorsky S-51Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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