- Date
- May 20, 1981
- Place
- Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N73263Bell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810520029729A
- Case key
- 125787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1506 81/5/20 COVINGTON,KY BELL 47G2A1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 343 TIME - 1435 N73263 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 323 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CINCINNATI,OH ERLANGER,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSD TO PITCH UP,YAW L&R,GO NOSE DWN DRG LOW ALT HI SPD TURNS.EVIDENCE OF MAST BUMPING,PSBL LO RPM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73263
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N73263 · 1
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