- Date
- August 21, 1968
- Place
- Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N320RBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109061
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3014 68/8/21 UPLAND,CALIF BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N320R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- FAILED TO RELEASE FRICTION LOCK ON CYCLIC CONTROL.ACFT DRIFTED, M/R BLADE STRUCK HANGAR DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N320R
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cable