- Date
- May 2, 1966
- Place
- Wassila, AK · WASSILA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N117BBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0240 66/5/2 NR.WASSILA ALAS BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3500 TIME - 1245 N117B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOSE BAY AIRSTRP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- TUNDRA BOARDS INSTALLED ON SKIDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goose Bay Airstrp
N117BRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2009 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N117B · 1
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