- Date
- July 6, 1968
- Place
- Wis.Dells, WI · WIS.DELLS, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2866BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2341 68/7/6 WIS.DELLS,WIS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N2866B PX- 0 0 2 OTHER AGE 26, 1593 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 446 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MC BOYLE DELLS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLTS.ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND FLT,10-17K,CABIN WEIGHT 60 LBS OVER LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2866B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mc Boyle Dells