- Date
- February 20, 1980
- Place
- Heber, UT · HEBER, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64711Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800220004569A
- Case key
- 136320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1347 80/2/20 HEBER,UT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N64711 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 4270 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEBER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEBER,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES HIT TAIL BOOM DRG SIM PWR OFF LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64711
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heber Valley
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.