- Date
- September 22, 1980
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3109GCambell 47-D1G
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800922051959A
- Case key
- 127980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3293 80/9/22 NR.PANAMA CITY,FL CAMBELL 47-D1G CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 2597 TIME - 1540 N3109G PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FL MARIANNA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS THUNDERSTORM, RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 93 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/28/80.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3109G
- Reported as
- Cambell 47-D1G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3109GRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Bell 47D1GAirframe modelBell 47D1GEngine modelFranklin 6V-335 series
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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 N3109G · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO92LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouthwick, MAImproper adjustment of the stabilizer control system by maintenance personnel.NTSB MIA77DLA38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPanama City, FLNTSB MIA77DLA37Accident · No injuriesClosedPanama Cy Bch, FLNTSB MIA76DKJ53Accident · No injuriesClosedEnterprise, ALNTSB MIA75FKJ54Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAbbeville, ALNTSB MIA72DLA26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMilton, FLNTSB MIA66A0006Accident · No injuriesClosedPanama City, FL