- Date
- June 19, 1969
- Place
- Cumberland, KY · CUMBERLAND, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N520PABell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1788 69/6/19 CUMBERLAND,KY BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2400 TIME - 1245 N520PA PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT TO INSPECT POWERLINES TO BE SPRAYED FOR BRUSH CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N520PA
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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