- Date
- May 25, 1973
- Place
- Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4062GBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730525013889A
- Case key
- 190588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1190 73/5/25 NR.BORGER,TEX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3577 TIME - 0730 N4062G PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BORGER,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- DURING CATTLE ROUND UP TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SAND HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4062G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4062GRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Bell 47G-4AAirframe modelBell 47G-4AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4062G · 1
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