- Date
- June 14, 1969
- Place
- Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8541FBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1779 69/6/14 BROOMFIELD,COLO BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1709 TIME - 1504 N8541F PX- 0 1 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- LIFTED OFF WITH TIE-DOWN CHAIN SECURED TO SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8541F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jefferson County
N8541FRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2018 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N8541F · 1
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