- Date
- June 24, 1981
- Place
- Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1198WBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810624041089A
- Case key
- 125667
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1293 81/6/24 JACKSON,MS BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 444 TIME - 1444 N1198W PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C.THOMPSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- CK PLT GAVE SIM ENG OUT,APRX 10FT AGL,DRG LVL HOVER TAXI OVR DEPRESSION.PIC RPDLY LWRD COLLECTIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1198W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allen C.Thompson
N1198WRegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Bell 47G-4Airframe modelBell 47G-4Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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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 N1198W · 3
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