- Date
- June 25, 1965
- Place
- 10sw Payson, AZ · 10SW PAYSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6788DBell B-47G3
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0474 65/6/25 10SW PAYSON ARIZ BELL B-47G3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2500 TIME - 0537 N6788D PX- 0 0 2 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- PILOT INTENDED TO TERMINATE LANDING APPROACH IN A HOVER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6788D
- Reported as
- Bell B-47G3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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