# NTSB UNK64X1395: Vertol 107 II, N6679D, Asheville, NC, April 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1964
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1395
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1395

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6679D-1970-02-05), registration cancelled 1970-02-05, S/N 11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VERTOL 107 II
- Registry model: [Boeing-Vertol 107-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-vertol-107-ii) (registry code 1385007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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