DEN66A0024

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3B1 · Jackson, WY · September 29, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1965
Place
Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1136WBell 47G3B1
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176341

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0598  65/9/29  NR.JACKSON WYO        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N1136W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 38, 9060 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 180 DEGREES VELOCITY 20 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 40

Aircraft

Registration
N1136W
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jackson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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