- Date
- April 20, 1971
- Place
- Bradley, AR · BRADLEY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5235NBell 47D
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160909
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1330 71/4/20 BRADLEY,ARK BELL 47D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N5235N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 9574 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 74 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADLEY,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT HAD ACFT IN HOVER,STABILIZER BAR FAILED,ACFT ROLLED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5235N
- Reported as
- Bell 47D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Robinson
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Other investigations on N5235N · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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