- Date
- September 3, 1969
- Place
- Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73287Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180546
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2473 69/9/3 JACKSON,WYO BELL 47G3B1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0820 N73287 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION AGE 32, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,WYO JACKSON,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DSNDED DOWN MT TOO FAST.CARGO CABLES ATTACHED TO EXTERNAL SLING DEVICE HIT T/R.SHORT SHAFT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73287
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed