- Date
- August 24, 1970
- Place
- Anaktuvuk Ps, AK · ANAKTUVUK PS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7949SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4498 70/8/24 NR.ANAKTUVUK PS,ALAS BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N7949S PX- 0 0 1 TEST AGE 29, 3694 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAD RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAD RIVER ARPT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- TESTING ROTOR RPM DURG AUTORATION.FLARED AT 100FT,STARTED BRING IN PWR,HEELS OF FLOATS HIT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7949S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kad River