- Date
- August 19, 1978
- Place
- Chippewa, MI · CHIPPEWA, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5237ABell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780819028869A
- Case key
- 139938
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3785 78/8/19 NR.CHIPPEWA,MI BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2001 TIME - 1430 N5237A PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 626 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHIPPEWA,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CONDUCTING SIGHTSEEING TOURS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5237A
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5237ARegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5237A · 1
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