- Date
- April 8, 1967
- Place
- Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6714DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0141 67/4/8 FOLEY,ALA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5000 TIME - 1730 N6714D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW FOLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GROUND DURING DEMONSTRATION OF QUICKSTOP TURNAROUND MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6714D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Foley
N6714DRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N6714D · 2
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