- Date
- July 11, 1972
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8597FBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0464 72/7/11 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5100 TIME - 1400 N8597F PX- 0 1 1 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOST CREEK BAR,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- COLLNG ROCK SAMPLES.ATMTD LDG ON SAND BAR AT RVR BEND,TREES BOTH SIDES.M/R HIT TREE DRG ASCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8597F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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