- Date
- May 20, 1966
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N73208Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172948
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0090 66/5/20 PHOENIX ARIZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1940 N73208 PX- 1 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 32, 1250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGUARA AVIATION TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-IMPROPER HELICOPTER DEPLAING PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY REMARKS- CHILD CARRIED BY PILOT WAS STRUCK BY ROTOR BLADE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73208
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Saguara Aviation