- Date
- May 20, 1972
- Place
- Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1721Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1737 72/5/20 SMITHFIELD,TEX BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0945 N1721 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 29, 2789 TOTAL HOURS, 7 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMITHFIELD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT DURING LIFTOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1721
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mangham