- Date
- June 28, 1969
- Place
- Richardson, TX · RICHARDSON, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7734Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175005
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1796 69/6/28 RICHARDSON,TEX BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1973 TIME - 2125 N7734 PX- 0 0 3 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLTS AT FAIR.DURING HOVERING TURN INTO 10K WIND,ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO DRIFT DOWNWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7734
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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