- Date
- October 5, 1971
- Place
- Idaho Sprngs, CO · IDAHO SPRNGS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N590PBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163366
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3259 71/10/5 IDAHO SPRNGS,COLO BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0905 N590P PX- 0 1 0 POWER/PIPELINE 36, 7561 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1936 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IDAHO SPRNGS,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSERVER DID NOT CALL OUT CABLE CROSS-OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N590P
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage