- Date
- January 10, 1972
- Place
- Raton, NM · RATON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N665GDBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165323
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0195 72/1/10 RATON,N MEX BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0825 N665GD PX- 0 1 0 HUNTING AGE 34, 4835 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 963 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RATON,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HELO HIT GND IN A TAIL LOW R BNK DURG TIGHT DNWND TURN.GUSTY WND & 7200FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N665GD
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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