- Date
- August 1, 1968
- Place
- Interior, SD · INTERIOR, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2813BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108739
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2634 68/8/1 INTERIOR,S DAK BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N2813B PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 28, 814 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 222 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF ACFT IN HOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2813B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2813BRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N2813B · 2
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