- Date
- October 24, 1976
- Place
- Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62445Bell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761024039289A
- Case key
- 152522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3760 76/10/24 LAREDO,TX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N62445 PX- 0 2 0 OTHER AGE 39, 3510 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAREDO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WILD GAME SURVEY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62445
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N62445Registration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Bell 47G-4AAirframe modelBell 47G-4AEngine 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.