- Date
- August 13, 1975
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N441FDBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750813040939A
- Case key
- 150476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3587 75/8/13 CHICAGO,IL BELL 47G CR- 1 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1447 N441FD PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 40, 2047 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 19 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL C MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,IL LOCAL CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE PILOT-DNWND ATMTD TO RIGHT ACFT WITH FWD SPEED. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSV AND DIVER ON R FLOAT ROTOR BLADE HIT WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N441FD
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Merrill C Meigs
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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.