- Date
- April 1, 1979
- Place
- Flanders, NJ · FLANDERS, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5968XBrantly B2
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790401012799A
- Case key
- 137136
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1351 79/4/1 FLANDERS,NJ BRANTLY B2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1800 N5968X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 550 TOTAL HOURS, 10 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLANDERS VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HACKETTSTOWN,NJ FLANDERS,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5968X
- Reported as
- Brantly B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flanders Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5968X · 1
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