Sunday, July 04, 2021

Bell Autonomous Pod Transport 70, N314AQ: Accident occurred March 01, 2021 - Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Bell Textron Inc


Location: Fort Benning, GA 
Accident Number: DCA21LA094
Date & Time: March 1, 2021, 17:00 Local 
Registration: N314AQ
Aircraft: Bell APT70 
Injuries: N/A
Flight Conducted Under: Public aircraft

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Bell
Registration: N314AQ
Model/Series: APT70 
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built: No
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: Certificate of authorization or waiver (COA) 
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: 
Observation Time:
Distance from Accident Site: 
Temperature/Dew Point: 18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 333°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 7000 ft AGL
Visibility: 6 miles
Altimeter Setting: 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Fort Benning, GA
Destination: Fort Benning, GA

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: N/A 
Latitude, Longitude: 32.35339,-84.952859 (est)

1 comment:

  1. Looks interesting.

    https://youtu.be/_x5GVry0T-g

    https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/181700-bell-autonomous-pod-transport-70-achieves-first-autonomous-flight

    https://youtu.be/URHqUSwgOXo

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