- Date
- February 1, 1975
- Place
- Wakeman, OH · WAKEMAN, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7730K-Copter 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750201004139A
- Case key
- 147859
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0454 75/2/1 WAKEMAN,OH K-COPTER 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1510 N7730 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 48, 14152 TOTAL HOURS, 38 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAKEMAN,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ABT 40FT AGL,DSCNDD RAPIDLY,LNDD TAIL FIRST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7730
- Reported as
- K-Copter 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ortner
N7730Registered now · Bell-K-Copter 47G-2Airframe modelBell-K-Copter 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 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.