- Date
- February 10, 1981
- Place
- Roanoke, TX · ROANOKE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9736ZBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126507
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0875 81/2/10 ROANOKE,TX BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1615 N9736Z PX- 0 0 2 TEST 31, 6625 TOTAL HOURS, 525 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- EXCEEDED FORWARD CG BY APPROX 1.8IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9736Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aero Valley
N9736ZRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N9736Z · 1
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