- Date
- May 21, 1965
- Place
- Delta Junc, AK · DELTA JUNC, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5196BBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178142
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0368 65/5/21 DELTA JUNC ALAS BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 838 TIME - 1700 N5196B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 638 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELTA JUNCTION TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT HOVERED HELICOPTER NEAR KNOWN OBSTRUCTION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5196B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delta Junction
N5196BRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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