- Date
- July 13, 1973
- Place
- Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7984JBell 47G-5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730713021659A
- Case key
- 189612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1897 73/7/13 PEORIA,ILL BELL 47G-5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3600 TIME - 1140 N7984J PX- 1 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT HAWLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEORIA,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- LEFT SKID FOLDED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7984J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mt Hawley
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.