- Date
- May 11, 1975
- Place
- Earl Park, IN · EARL PARK, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90836Townsend 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750511012389A
- Case key
- 148416
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1062 75/5/11 EARL PARK,IN TOWNSEND 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1908 TIME - 2020 N90836 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EARL PARK,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- PLT RPTD PAST 4 DAYS WAS VERY HECTIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90836
- Reported as
- Townsend 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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 N90836 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI90LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLafayette, INThe helicopter student's iproper use of the collective pitch lever during the landing phase of flight. The pilot's lack of total expereince, the relatively high wind, and inadvertent liftoff of the helicopter were factors related to the accident.NTSB CHI77FET11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedKentland, IN