- Date
- August 29, 1969
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2822BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154525
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3700 69/8/29 NR.CORDOVA,ALAS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1900 N2822B PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 50, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3025 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTT GLACIER,ALAS CORDOVA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- AFTER LIFT-OFF TO A HOVER HELICOPTER SETTLED ON ROUGH TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2822B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N2822B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC83LA035Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe helicopter made a landing during which the tail boom was severed. This was a dual instructional flight and accordingto the instructor, a high reconnaissance was performed before selecting their approach to the pinnacle. The pinnacle is a 3000 foot landing…NTSB ANC74AA069Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSeward, AK