- Date
- July 12, 1965
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6788DBell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0498 65/7/12 NR.PHOENIX ARIZ BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2100 TIME - 1645 N6788D PX- 0 0 2 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- LID OF WATER CAN CARRIED IN CARGO RACK CAME OFF AND STRUCK TAIL ROTOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6788D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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