- Date
- April 20, 1968
- Place
- Cape Canaverl, FL · CAPE CANAVERL, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2891BBell 47H-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110488
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1775 68/4/20 CAPE CANAVERL,FLA BELL 47H-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1580 TIME - 1400 N2891B PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PT KENNEDY HELIPT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- CAUSE OF VIBRATION UNDETERMINED.MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2891B
- Reported as
- Bell 47H-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pt Kennedy Helipt
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