- Date
- January 12, 1974
- Place
- Knightdale, NC · KNIGHTDALE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8563FBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740112000079A
- Case key
- 187276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0063 74/1/12 KNIGHTDALE,NC BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1250 N8563F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 395 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 325 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT ROAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNIGHTDALE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FULL BACK CYCLIC CTL. MN ROTOR HIT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8563F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dirt Road
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8563F · 2
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