- Date
- August 2, 1967
- Place
- Marana, AZ · MARANA, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1181WBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0581 67/8/2 MARANA,ARIZ. BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N1181W PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 28, 1050 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARANA AIR PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 95 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 280 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1181W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marana Air Park
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Other investigations on N1181W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR16LA069Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarson City, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and a dynamic rollover.NTSB SEA94LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa, WAThe pilot's improper flare. Factors include excessive airspeed while approaching the flare.