- Date
- April 20, 1964
- Place
- Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6679DVertol 107 II
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0377 64/4/20 ASHEVILLE N C VERTOL 107 II CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1002 N6679D PX- 0 0 0 TEST 2516 TOTAL HOURS, 761 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCFT-REASON FOR LOSS OF ROTOR EFFICIENCY UNK. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CERTIFICATION TEST FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6679D
- Reported as
- Vertol 107 II
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Asheville
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