- Date
- September 4, 1977
- Place
- Hightstown, NJ · HIGHTSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49575Bell 206L
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770904033429A
- Case key
- 144610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3475 77/9/4 HIGHTSTOWN,NJ BELL 206L CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3090 TIME - 0110 N49575 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEPTUNE,NJ ROBBINSVILLE,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOTAL DRAINED AND COLLECTED FUEL - 20 OZ. PLT AUTOROTATED TO LARGE OPEN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49575
- Reported as
- Bell 206L
- 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 N49575 · 1
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