- Date
- October 2, 1972
- Place
- Cambridge, OH · CAMBRIDGE, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73979Bell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2638 72/10/2 CAMBRIDGE,OHIO BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1578 TIME - 1645 N73979 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW PHILADELPHIA,PA NOBLE CO APT,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- GLANCED AT MAP JUST PRIOR TO HITTING WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73979
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73979Registration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N73979 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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