- Date
- May 15, 1972
- Place
- Yukon, OK · YUKON, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2905WBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0570 72/5/15 YUKON,OKLA BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N2905W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 54, 9125 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2175 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIMARRON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- I/P DEMO,180DEG SIDE AUTOROTATION.WINDS LIGHT,VRBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2905W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cimarron
N2905WRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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.