- Date
- September 12, 1966
- Place
- Vici, OK · VICI, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73997Bell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0903 66/9/12 VICI OKLA BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2720 TIME - 1015 N73997 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- X-WIND TAKEOFF.USED 1/2 AVAILABLE TAKEOFF AREA,LOST ROTOR RPM ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73997
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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