- Date
- May 2, 1969
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6744DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183220
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1315 69/5/2 AMARILLO,TEX BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1780 TIME - 1410 N6744D PX- 0 0 1 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- TOUCHDOWN ON L FRONT SKID,ACFT ROLLED FORWARD.16K TAIL WIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6744D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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