- Date
- August 16, 1978
- Place
- Murrels Inlet, SC · MURRELS INLET, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25802Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780816023889A
- Case key
- 139257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3009 78/8/16 NR.MURRELS INLET,SC BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4740 TIME - 1100 N25802 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MURRELS INLET,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 86 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLTS. 35FT POLES 60FT FM HELIPAD,NEEDED 250FT GROUND RUN FOR TEMP & WGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25802
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N25802Registration cancelled May 3, 2010 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N25802 · 2
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