- Date
- February 7, 1980
- Place
- Alpine, AZ · ALPINE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1327XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131862
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0395 80/2/7 ALPINE,AZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 11769 TIME - 1620 N1327X PX- 1 1 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 2599 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGERVILLE,AZ ALPINE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AVOIDING WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1327X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed