- Date
- December 16, 1966
- Place
- Holloman Ab, NM · HOLLOMAN AB, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1362XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1056 66/12/16 NR.HOLLOMAN AB N MEX BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4531 TIME - 1250 N1362X PX- 0 0 0 MIL/CTR PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WHILE FLYING ACROSS A LAKE AT 5-10 FT ABOVE SURFACE MADE EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID FLOCK OF DUCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1362X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N1362X · 2
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