- Date
- April 8, 1975
- Place
- Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7762Bell 47K
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750408005549A
- Case key
- 147753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0506 75/4/8 ARLINGTON,TX BELL 47K CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1505 N7762 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER AGE 42, 1717 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND PRAIRIE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- DRYING BALL FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7762
- Reported as
- Bell 47K
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7762Registered now · Bell-K-Copter 47GAirframe modelBell-K-Copter 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A4200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7762 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX06CA296Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAngels Camp, CAa hard landing due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind shift encountered on final approach and his failure to maintain an adequate translational lift airspeed.NTSB CHI79DEM02Accident · No injuriesClosedSaginaw, MI