- Date
- April 29, 1965
- Place
- Port Heiden, AK · PORT HEIDEN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8457EBell B-47J2
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0237 65/4/29 NR.PORT HEIDEN ALAS BELL B-47J2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8000 TIME - 1100 N8457E PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT MISC-IMPROPERLY FABRICATED SLING FAILED TO RELEASE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT BEING USED TO RIGHT NOSED DOWN PA-18.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8457E
- Reported as
- Bell B-47J2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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