- Date
- February 1, 1970
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5158BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0169 70/2/1 OSHKOSH,WIS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N5158B PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS AGE 30, 867 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 360 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SJ WHITTMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,WIS OSHKOSH,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 28 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WX BRIEFED BY TOWER.SETTLED WITH POWER.WINDS GUSTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5158B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sj Whittman Field
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