- Date
- December 3, 1977
- Place
- Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1190WBell 47J2A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771203043129A
- Case key
- 144079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4169 77/12/3 PLYMOUTH, MI BELL 47J2A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2955 TIME - 1609 N1190W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH, MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1190W
- Reported as
- Bell 47J2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mettetal
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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.