- Date
- March 15, 1977
- Place
- Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8417EBell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770315014519A
- Case key
- 158080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0861 77/3/15 LAREDO,TX BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 14488 TIME - 0730 N8417E PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAREDO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TIEDOWN CHAIN TO RIGHT SKID NOT REMOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8417E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- International
N8417ERegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 N8417E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.