- Date
- September 15, 1975
- Place
- Magnolia, MS · MAGNOLIA, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N216ACBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750915029629A
- Case key
- 150851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2695 75/9/15 MAGNOLIA,MS BELL 47G3B1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1410 TIME - 1800 N216AC PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAGNOLIA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIRE ANT CONTROL.FLEW 8HR ON DAY OF FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N216AC
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.