- Date
- November 24, 1979
- Place
- Mina, NV · MINA, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11102Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791124037839A
- Case key
- 132787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3885 79/11/24 MINA,NV BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2977 TIME - 1101 N11102 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINA,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- CATTLE ROUNDUP.PLT ATTEMPTED FLARE TO SLOW ACFT DOWN DURING LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11102
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N11102 · 1
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