MIA72AM075

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47D1 · Halls X-Rds, TN · January 30, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 30, 1972
Place
Halls X-Rds, TN · HALLS X-RDS, TN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6357XBell 47D1
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164717

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0062  72/1/30    HALLS X-RDS,TENN    BELL 47D1           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1097
        TIME - 1500                    N6357X              PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALLS X-RDS,TENN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HELO OBSRVD MVG FM SIDE TO SIDE,R SKID HIT GND,ROLLED OVR.CYCLIC FRICTION LOCK FOUND TIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6357X
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

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