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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B2A · Chicago, IL · August 13, 1975

Date
August 13, 1975
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Merrill C Meigs
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N441FD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI76AC012
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,065 total25 in this make and model42 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.

Obsv and diver on r float rotor blade hit water. Pilot-dnwnd atmtd to right acft with fwd speed.

As the FAA filed it

OBSV AND DIVER ON R FLOAT ROTOR BLADE HIT WATER.PILOT-DNWND ATMTD TO RIGHT ACFT WITH FWD SPEED.

NTSB investigation

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