- Date
- December 15, 1969
- Place
- Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1479WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3789 69/12/15 NR.GRND CANYON,ARIZ BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5124 TIME - 1355 N1479W PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIGHT ANGEL CK,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD CARGO CABLE HANGING FREE HIT T/R.CABLES WERE ORDERED SECURED DURG FLT AFT THIS ACDNT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1479W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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