- Date
- March 4, 1975
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1362XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750304002839A
- Case key
- 148006
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0262 75/3/4 MONTROSE,CO BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N1362X PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 27, 2665 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 862 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTROSE,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- TRNG FLT FOR FAR 135 FLT CK.M/R BLADES CUT TAIL ROOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1362X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montrose County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1362X · 2
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