- Date
- October 19, 1965
- Place
- Niles, IL · NILES, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8696EBell 47H1
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0622 65/10/19 NILES ILL BELL 47H1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2712 TIME - 1153 N8696E PX- 0 0 1 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1214 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO RELEASE SLING LOAD WHEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND LOAD HIT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8696E
- Reported as
- Bell 47H1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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