- Date
- December 3, 1968
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N73960Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4271 68/12/3 BARROW,ALAS BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1213 TIME - 1045 N73960 PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY POST TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FABRIC M/R BLADE COVER PICKED UP BY M/R THROWN INTO T/R.PLT FAILED TO CLEAR AREA OR SECURE COVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73960
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiley Post
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