- Date
- December 17, 1974
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4730RBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741217039549A
- Case key
- 143047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3668 74/12/17 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3950 TIME - 1140 N4730R PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- TIEDOWN CHAIN NOT REMOVED FROM SKID BFOR TKOF FROM TRANSPORTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4730R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albuquerque Intl
N4730RRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4730R · 1
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