- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8543FBell 47-J2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162380
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2717 71/7/31 KING SALMON,ALAS BELL 47-J2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1100 N8543F PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 32, 3831 TOTAL HOURS, 659 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT FELT VIBRTN ON LEVEL OFF,CYCLIC CTL BRACKET FAILED,ACFT HIT IN TAIL LOW ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8543F
- Reported as
- Bell 47-J2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- King Salmon