- Date
- September 13, 1971
- Place
- Sandy, UT · SANDY, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73972Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3269 71/9/13 SANDY,UT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3908 TIME - 0700 N73972 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTA,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT COULD NOT TKOF INTO WND DUE TO HIGH TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73972
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73972Registration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N73972 · 4
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