- Date
- April 29, 1970
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4763RBell 205A
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0815 70/4/29 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS BELL 205A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2400 TIME - 0900 N4763R PX- 0 1 5 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 735 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- FIRE FIGHTING EXERCISE.MEN RAPPELLING FROM ACFT TO GRND.RAPPELLING DEVICE FAILED.MAN FELL 50 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4763R
- Reported as
- Bell 205A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- No damage