- Date
- June 25, 1970
- Place
- Idyllwild, CA · IDYLLWILD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1301XBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2724 70/6/25 NR.IDYLLWILD,CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 21450 TIME - 1100 N1301X PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 10120 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MTN MEADOW,CALIF HEMET,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 82 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATMTD T/O FR CONFINED AREA,LIFTED TO HIGH HOVER,STARTED FWD,SETTLED IN TREES.DA APRX 12750FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1301X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1301XRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2004 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N1301X · 1
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