- Date
- October 1, 1978
- Place
- Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7762Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781001033089A
- Case key
- 139197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3601 78/10/1 SAGINAW,MI BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 344 TIME - 1725 N7762 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAGINAW,MI SAGINAW,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7762
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7762Registered now · Bell-K-Copter 47GAirframe modelBell-K-Copter 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A4200 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.
Other investigations on N7762 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX06CA296Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAngels Camp, CAa hard landing due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind shift encountered on final approach and his failure to maintain an adequate translational lift airspeed.NTSB FTW75FPD33Accident · No injuriesClosedArlington, TX