- Date
- August 18, 1969
- Place
- Midwest, WY · MIDWEST, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1486WBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3112 69/8/18 MIDWEST,WYO BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2550 TIME - 1510 N1486W PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,WYO CASPER,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1486W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Taylor Ranch
N1486WRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2026 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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