- Date
- June 28, 1975
- Place
- Nondalton, AK · NONDALTON, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8414EBell 47G-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750628021129A
- Case key
- 149648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1593 75/6/28 NR.NONDALTON,AK BELL 47G-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2743 TIME - 0845 N8414E PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NONDALTON,AK FISH TRAP LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOST ROTOR RPM AFTER LIFT OFF. HIT TREE WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8414E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3
- 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 N8414E · 2
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