- Date
- July 16, 1969
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N59HBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2511 69/7/16 NR.KING SALMON,ALAS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1750 TIME - 0845 N59H PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKS LAKE,ALAS KATMAI,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DURING TAKEOFF OVER LAKE RIGHT SKID HIT SNAG STICKING OUT OF WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59H
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N59H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI84LA317Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJeffersonville, OHThe acft started to settle with power during takeoff after the acft was loaded with chemicals. The plt said he had a choice of, going through a fence or over it and decided to go over it. Pulling collective bled off m/r and the acft stopped flying. The tail…NTSB MKC79DER70Accident · No injuriesClosedSt.Peter, MNNTSB SEA74DYC25Accident · No injuriesClosedSpokane, WA