- Date
- August 12, 1969
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1774Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162963
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3558 69/8/12 SPRINGFIELD,ILL BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1154 TIME - 1530 N1774 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,ILL SPRINGFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLT.SHELBY HERO CONVERSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1774
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capital