- Date
- April 11, 1970
- Place
- Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1438WBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135119
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0658 70/4/11 CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 449 TIME - 1410 N1438W PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT HOVERED OVER PROPOSED LDG AREA,DECIDED UNSUITABLE. T/R HIT HI GRASS DURG DEPARTURE ATTEMPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1438W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage