- Date
- January 13, 1966
- Place
- N.Miami Beach, FL · N.MIAMI BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2821BBell 47G-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0033 66/1/13 N.MIAMI BEACH FLA BELL 47G-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 340 TIME - 1156 N2821B PX- 0 1 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- WIRE PICKED OFF GROUND,WRAPPED AROUND MAST,CAUSED LOSS OF CYCLIC CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2821B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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