- Date
- February 25, 1974
- Place
- Supai, AZ · SUPAI, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1321XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740225018869A
- Case key
- 186685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1737 74/2/25 NR.SUPAI,ARIZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1560 TIME - 1245 N1321X PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUALAPAI,ARIZ SUPAI,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BUSHES WHILE AVOIDING WIRES.LND WHEN SLING LOAD BEGAN SWINGING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1321X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1321XRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1321X · 3
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