- Date
- January 16, 1970
- Place
- Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2252WBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0009 70/1/16 SAGINAW,TEX BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N2252W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 2651 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 454 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELL GLOBE PLANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAGINAW,TEX SAGINAW,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PRACTICING HOVERING AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2252W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bell Globe Plant
N2252WRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2013 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N2252W · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX84LA341Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOceanside, CAA security guard with no flight experience attempted to fly the helicopter which he was guarding during early morning hours after substantial alcoholic beverage consumption. The acft sustained substantial damage when it touched down on the rt skid aprx 15 ft…NTSB LAX83FUM07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportValley Center, CAThe acft was damaged during a forced landing following a power loss while engaged in aerial application. The pilot took off with 25 gallons of fuel which he said was usually enough for spraying 40-50 acres. This job was 19 acres but it was 10-12 miles away at…NTSB LAX78FUQ21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSanta Ynez, CANTSB LAX75FUQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedOceanside, CA