- Date
- October 15, 1969
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N73950Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2736 69/10/15 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS BELL 47J-2 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3017 TIME - 1630 N73950 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-10/16/69.ACFT FOUND 40 MILES NORTH OF FAIRBANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73950
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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