- Date
- February 1, 1974
- Place
- Royalton, KY · ROYALTON, KY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N711JWBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740201004849A
- Case key
- 186721
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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 74/2/1 ROYALTON,KY BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 6294 TIME - 1430 N711JW PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROYALTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR HIT A 2 BY 4 WOODEN STAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711JW
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.