- Date
- May 4, 1969
- Place
- Groveland, FL · GROVELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N10175Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1639 69/5/4 GROVELAND,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2255 TIME - 1830 N10175 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 920 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED REMARKS- FLT TEST AFTER MAINTENANCE. T/R CONTROL CABLES CROSSED. ACFT MODIFIED TO EL TOMCAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10175
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N10175 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87LA229Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDothan, ALThe plt rprtd that while he was making a turn-around over trees after the 1st swath run, the helicopter enctrd a sudden wind change. He stated that the wind cond was from a cumulus buildup which put him in a tailwind situation. As he completed his turn with…NTSB MIA71FKT46Accident · No injuriesClosedLoxahatchee, FLNTSB MIA69F0149Accident · 1 fatalClosedMerigold, MS