- Date
- October 20, 1966
- Place
- Leland, MS · LELAND, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8582FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120964
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1004 66/10/20 LELAND MISS BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1261 TIME - 1655 N8582F PX- 2 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 412 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8582F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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