- Date
- July 1, 1968
- Place
- Cape Canaverl, FL · CAPE CANAVERL, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4018ABell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2136 68/7/1 CAPE CANAVERL,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 370 TIME - 1315 N4018A PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE CANAVERAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4018A
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cape Canaveral
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