- Date
- August 30, 1971
- Place
- Grandview, TX · GRANDVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8520FBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3238 71/8/30 GRANDVIEW,TEX BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9010 TIME - 1900 N8520F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,TEX GRANDVIEW,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASS OVER COTTON FLD FOR INSPECTION,SKIDS,TAIL ROTOR HIT CROP,LOST DRCTNL CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8520F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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