- Date
- June 9, 1969
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7842SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1510 69/6/9 KENAI,ALAS BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1815 TIME - 1530 N7842S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT ON BOAT PLATFORM.PLT MOVED OVER TO PX SEATS TO OBSERVE EXT LOADING,LEFT CONTROLS UNATTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7842S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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