- Date
- May 24, 1977
- Place
- Wellington, CO · WELLINGTON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1301XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770524012789A
- Case key
- 158227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1057 77/5/24 WELLINGTON,CO BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N1301X PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION AGE 26, 4710 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 891 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELLINGTON,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- STRINGING HIGHLINE CABLE.LEAD ROPE BROKE,WRAPPED AROUND TRANSMISSION,ROTOR MAST,HUB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1301X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1301XRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2004 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine 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 N1301X · 1
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