- Date
- August 23, 1978
- Place
- Brownsburg, IN · BROWNSBURG, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N12PEBell 47G4
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780823047799I
- Case key
- 139266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3257 78/8/23 BROWNSBURG,IN BELL 47G4 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1942 N12PE PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 45, 9035 TOTAL HOURS, 279 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROWNSBURG,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- STU PLT REC 2.5HRS F/W INSTRUCTION EARLIER THAT DAY,STATED HE WAS TIRED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12PE
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.