- Date
- December 12, 1966
- Place
- Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73208Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1075 66/12/12 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDBELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N73208 PX- 0 2 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 30, 3951 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 354 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/R STRUCK WIRE.WAS SURVEYING FLOOD DAMAGE TO COMPANY EQUIPMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73208
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage