- Date
- April 12, 1974
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N22MPBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740412006789A
- Case key
- 186511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0679 74/4/12 WASHINGTON,DC BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 206 TIME - 0730 N22MP PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACOSTIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- R FLOAT/SKID STRUCK LNDG PLATFORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22MP
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anacostia
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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.