- Date
- October 6, 1967
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3073GBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1050 67/10/6 NR.CORDOVA,ALAS BELL 47J-2A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N3073G PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D AGE 24, 2203 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLEW OVER MTS WHEN FLT PATH TO DESTINATION COULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN OVER WATER.STRUCK MT,AT NITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3073G
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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