- Date
- July 29, 1969
- Place
- Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4057GBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3043 69/7/29 GRND CANYON,ARIZ BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 8400 TIME - 1005 N4057G PX- 1 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRND CANYON,ARIZ GRND CANYON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCFT-LOSS OF ROTOR RPM,CAUSE UNDETERMINED. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVR STEEP SLOPE.NO ATTEMPT TO LWR PITCH OR DIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4057G
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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