- Date
- November 5, 1965
- Place
- Georgetown, CO · GEORGETOWN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73273Bell 204B
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1065 65/11/5 NR.GEORGETOWN COLO BELL 204B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0645 N73273 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 34, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- 50 FT.EXTERNAL SLING CABLE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73273
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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