- Date
- October 9, 1966
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8565FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1000 66/10/9 FORT WORTH TEX BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5300 TIME - 1545 N8565F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- CONFINED AREA SURROUNDED BY TREES.T/R STRUCK TREE.FURTHER DAMAGED ON LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8565F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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