- Date
- July 11, 1972
- Place
- Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7927SBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166693
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0644 72/7/11 NR.OGDEN,UT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2180 TIME - 1300 N7927S PX- 1 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUNNISON ISLAND,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 86 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ROTOR RPM DECAYED,SETTLED INTO LK.DNSTY ALT 6800 FT.WIND REPTD BY OBS AS GUSTY. CATCHING PELICANS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7927S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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