- Date
- October 26, 1972
- Place
- Mt Pleasant, MI · MT PLEASANT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N141BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0835 72/10/26 MT PLEASANT,MICH BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2490 TIME - 0900 N141B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELORENZO STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT PLEASANT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT LOST CYCLIC CONTROL.CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N141B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delorenzo Strip
N141BRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N141B · 1
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