- Date
- October 10, 1968
- Place
- Point Barrow, AK · POINT BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73950Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4367 68/10/10 POINT BARROW,ALAS BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2871 TIME - 1630 N73950 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRUDHOE BAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F ICE FOG 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- M/R ICED UP IN ICE FOG,CAUSED LOSS OF RPM AND LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73950
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Prudhoe Bay
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