- Date
- May 1, 1975
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6140CBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750501008119A
- Case key
- 148976
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1261 75/5/1 ANCHORAGE,AK BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 301 TIME - 1300 N6140C PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6140C
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merrill
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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 N6140C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87FA043Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKA flight instructor and his commercial rotorcraft student were practicing quick stops to a hover at low altitude over a snow covered non-maintained airstrip. The student, a commercially rated fixed wing pilot, had successfully completed three quick stops, but…NTSB ANC83FA092Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe helicopter experienced a tail rotor strike during a hard landing with a door open. According to the student pilot who is a commercial pilot working on an add-on helicopter rating, the left cockpit door unlatched and partially opened on the downwind leg…NTSB ANC75AA029Accident · No injuriesClosedHurricane, AK