- Date
- October 15, 1976
- Place
- Beaver, UT · BEAVER, UT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N178BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761015035169A
- Case key
- 156406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3443 76/10/15 NR.BEAVER,UT BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1045 N178B PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING 28, 2830 TOTAL HOURS, 160 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANDERFIELD,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- WIRES VARIED IN HEIGHT FROM 30 TO 200FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N178B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N178B · 1
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