- Date
- March 13, 1969
- Place
- Southaven, MS · SOUTHAVEN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4743RBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0266 69/3/13 SOUTHAVEN,MISS BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 209 TIME - 1655 N4743R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PREMATURE SOLO.STUDENT ALLOWED T/R TO STRIKE GRND ON FIRST LIFT OFF ON FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4743R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desoto
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