- Date
- July 26, 1975
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1773Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750726026399A
- Case key
- 149641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1570 75/7/26 MYRTLE BEACH,SC BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2050 TIME - 2225 N1773 PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELICOPTER PAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYRTLE BEACH,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. ACFT FLOATED ASHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1773
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helicopter Pad
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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.
Other investigations on N1773 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW82DA073Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDallas, TXThe pilot attempted to land on a narrow flatbed trailer. He stated that he encountered some buffeting from the wind funneling between two hangars. On his third attempt to position the helicopter on the trailer, the right skid slipped off. The main rotor…NTSB IAD78FLJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedNew Bern, NCNTSB MIA75FLG02Accident · No injuriesClosedMyrtle Beach, SC