- Date
- August 23, 1969
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73202Bell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159664
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2808 69/8/23 MONTROSE,COLO BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 7600 TIME - 1030 N73202 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTROSE,COLO MONTROSE,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: FREE WHEEL UNIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- FILMING MOVIE.MAST PILOT BEARING LOCKED,FREE WHELING UNIT SLIPPED,ENG OVERSPED.M/R HIT TAIL ON LDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73202
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montrose County
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