- Date
- April 8, 1977
- Place
- Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N665GDBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770408006479A
- Case key
- 157645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0519 77/4/8 GREELEY,CO BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1155 N665GD PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 31, 601 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 31 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREELEY,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HOVERING OVER PINNACLE,DRIFTED REARWARD,T/R STRUCK GND,PLT PULLED HEL INTO AIR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N665GD
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Weld County Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N665GD · 1
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