- Date
- March 15, 1971
- Place
- Durango, CO · DURANGO, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N480MWBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1019 71/3/15 DURANGO,COLO BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N480MW PX- 0 0 0 CHECK AGE 27, 3737 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DURANGO,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) CHECK PILOT - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- CHECK RIDE FOR MT OPNS.NO DUAL CTLS IN ACFT.CK PLS.CK PLT SAID HE YELLED FOR PLT TO GO AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N480MW
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage