- Date
- October 24, 1980
- Place
- Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N10Bell 206L
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0040 80/10/24 ATLANTIC CITY,NJ BELL 206L CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 10311 TIME - 1045 N10 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - FAA TECH CNTR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTIC CITY,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- WHITE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TAIL BOOM DRG PWR RCVRY FM AUTOROTATION TO HOVER,ABRUPT PITCH MNVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10
- Reported as
- Bell 206L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- FAA Tech Cntr