- Date
- January 14, 1971
- Place
- Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2205WBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159964
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0451 71/1/14 SARATOGA,WYO BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3900 TIME - 1100 N2205W PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOLTON RANCH,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: RUNNING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/R FAILED ON TKOF AT 20FT ALT DUE TO STRIKING UNKN OBJ. NMRS LDGS IN HILLY,BRUSH,SNWCVRD TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2205W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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