- Date
- August 4, 1977
- Place
- Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N970CRBell 206L
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770804023409A
- Case key
- 146195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1917 77/8/4 KNOXVILLE,TN BELL 206L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4374 TIME - 1925 N970CR PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 385 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE TYSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOXVILLE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- EXECUTED QUICK STOP MANEUVER AT HOVER BETWEEN RUNWAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N970CR
- Reported as
- Bell 206L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcghee Tyson
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.