- Date
- November 29, 1979
- Place
- Alice, TX · ALICE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N58132Bell 47G-5A
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791129033509A
- Case key
- 134847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2929 79/11/29 ALICE,TX BELL 47G-5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 5029 TIME - 0800 N58132 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 4464 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALICE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- DRG TKOF FROM A TRAILER,SKID HOLD-DWN FELL BACK IN PLACE PRIOR TO LFT-OFF.OPN-HERDING CATTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58132
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N58132Registration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Bell 47G-5AAirframe modelBell 47G-5AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 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.