- Date
- July 1, 1966
- Place
- Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73208Bell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0585 66/7/1 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDBELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0949 N73208 PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 33, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- OVERLOAD FOR EXIST CONDITS.LOST RTR RPM,SETTLED.DELAYED RELEASE SLING LOAD.T/R STRUCK CANYON WALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73208
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed