- Date
- August 18, 1970
- Place
- Keystone, SD · KEYSTONE, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5163BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3426 70/8/18 KEYSTONE,S DAK BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1203 TIME - 1315 N5163B PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEYSTONE,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING RIDES.PLT SAID HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION EXPLAINING ACFT INSTRUMENTS TO PX DURG LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5163B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Keystone Heliport