- Date
- June 23, 1972
- Place
- Graham, TX · GRAHAM, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4958EBell 47H-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167477
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2211 72/6/23 GRAHAM,TEX BELL 47H-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1745 N4958E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 5403 TOTAL HOURS, 114 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSSER RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSSER RANCH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE 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 100 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RUN ON LDG,SKIDS DUG IN.DENS ALT ABT 5000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4958E
- Reported as
- Bell 47H-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rosser Ranch
N4958ERegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Bell 47H-1Airframe modelBell 47H-1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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