- Date
- March 12, 1975
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N116SPBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750312007689A
- Case key
- 148359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0649 75/3/12 EDEN PRAIRIE,MN BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2936 TIME - 1115 N116SP PX- 0 0 1 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN ST PAUL,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 320 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRIKE INDICATOR TAB SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IMPACTING DIRT PRIOR TO SEPN.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N116SP
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Cloud Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.