- Date
- August 18, 1968
- Place
- Custer, SD · CUSTER, SD
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6214NBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3197 68/8/18 CUSTER,S DAK BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4873 TIME - 1130 N6214N PX- 0 0 2 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED WHILE CIRCLING OVER FOREST FIRE.WINDS 20-32K.AIRSPEED/ALT TOO LOW FOR CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6214N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6214NRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 1976 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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