- Date
- October 8, 1966
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8576FBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0998 66/10/8 KENAI ALAS BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 10000 TIME - 1420 N8576F PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT ON BARGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GUARD RAILS ON OIL WELL DRILLING BARGE IN COOK INLET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8576F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heliport On Barge
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