- Date
- April 23, 1974
- Place
- Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2822BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740423012599A
- Case key
- 186382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0809 74/4/23 SEWARD,ALAS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1325 N2822B PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 33, 3915 TOTAL HOURS, 200 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LATOUCHE IS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- UPSLOPE,TOO STEEP FOR LNDG.W/S FOGGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2822B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
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 ANC70D0037Accident · No injuriesClosedCordova, AK