- Date
- October 17, 1974
- Place
- Wayne, WV · WAYNE, WV
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8124JBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741017034569A
- Case key
- 141047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3280 74/10/17 NR.WAYNE,W VA BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N8124J PX- 0 0 2 OTHER AGE 34, 6428 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 120 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTOWN,W VA WAYNE,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TIMBER SURVEILLANCE FLT.STRUCK WIRES DRG DSCNT TO LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8124J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.