- Date
- August 8, 1969
- Place
- Redwood Fall, MN · REDWOOD FALL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2863BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162256
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3478 69/8/8 REDWOOD FALL,MINN BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2512 TIME - 1515 N2863B PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWOOD FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDWOOD FALL,MINN REDWOOD FALL,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- M/R HIT TERMINAL BLDG WHILE IN A HOVERING TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2863B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redwood Falls
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