- Date
- April 26, 1969
- Place
- Mt Savage, MD · MT SAVAGE, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1200WBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1305 69/4/26 MT SAVAGE,MD BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3130 TIME - 1610 N1200W PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- MOVED OUT OF GRND EFFECT WITH OVERLOADED WATER BUCKET. UN MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1200W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N1200W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87LA252Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMc Intosh, ALThe helicopter was being used to set fires to burn off underbrush in a commercial forest prior to cutting of trees. The plt landed the helicopter on a mobile transport trailer at the completion of the day's work. The helicopter engine had been shut off and…NTSB MIA69D0307Accident · No injuriesClosedCrossville, TNNTSB NYC67A0014Accident · Serious injuriesClosedKimballton, VA