- Date
- July 19, 1969
- Place
- Lakeville, MN · LAKEVILLE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2490BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3208 69/7/19 LAKEVILLE,MINN BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 23, 0 TIME - 1625 N2490B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRLAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAKEVILLE,MINN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE,MOVED APRX 15 FT,ROLLED OVER.PLT STATED HE HAD BEEN DRINKING BEER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2490B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Airlake
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