- Date
- April 24, 1967
- Place
- Athens, AL · ATHENS, AL
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8494EBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117778
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0267 67/4/24 ATHENS,ALA BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2100 TIME - 0945 N8494E PX- 0 2 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- POWERLINE CONSTRUCTION. TAILWIND 14KTS. PLT INITIATED TURN CLOSE TO AND UPWIND OF POWERLINES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8494E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8494ERegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N8494E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW05CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMonette, ARThe loss of control as result of a loss of hydraulic pressure for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA97LA168Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIdaho Falls, IDThe pilot mismanaged his fuel supply which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of adequate altitude and airspeed to successfully execute an autorotation.