- Date
- June 5, 1973
- Place
- Bloomfield, IN · BLOOMFIELD, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2794ABell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730605013749A
- Case key
- 190513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1290 73/6/5 BLOOMFIELD,IND BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2810 TIME - 1015 N2794A PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAWNEE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOOMFIELD,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SKID NOT UNCOUPLED FROM TRAILER. ACFT NOT ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2794A
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shawnee Field
N2794ARegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6VS-335 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2794A · 3
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