- Date
- February 24, 1972
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7979JBell 47-G5
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1302 72/2/24 DETROIT,MICH BELL 47-G5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1450 N7979J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1820 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 130 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- IP WAS DEMONSTRATING CONFINED AREA OPERATION. M/R BLADES HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7979J
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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