- Date
- July 22, 1967
- Place
- Pnama Cty Bch, FL · PNAMA CTY BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N322ABell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0277 67/7/22 PNAMA CTY BCH FLA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 430 TIME - 1530 N322A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- REFUELING AREA LEFT NO MARGIN FOR ERROR.T/R STRUCK FUEL PUMP.WIND 15-20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N322A
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N322ARegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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 N322A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA92LA102Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayette, MSThe pilot in commands failure to insure the proper fuel quantity for the flight was placed on the aircraft and his failure to monitor fuel quantity during flight resulting in fuel exhaustion.NTSB MIA66A0086Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFlorida City, FLNTSB UNK64X2222Accident · No injuriesClosedHarrisburg, AR