- Date
- June 6, 1979
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25MPBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790606027049A
- Case key
- 135886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1756 79/6/6 WASHINGTON,DC BELL 47G3B1 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 762 TIME - 1248 N25MP PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SETTLED WITH POWER.HIT PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25MP
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- 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.