19730425009929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Humboldt, TN · April 25, 1973

Date
April 25, 1973
Place
Humboldt, TN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2245W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73FLT15
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,550 total4,000 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Un clr wires,atmtd slo dwn and dscnd btwn wires. Helicopter hit wires,plt lost ctl. Pwr line patrol

As the FAA filed it

UN CLR WIRES,ATMTD SLO DWN AND DSCND BTWN WIRES. HELICOPTER HIT WIRES,PLT LOST CTL.PWR LINE PATROL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.