- Date
- June 29, 1977
- Place
- Red Cloud, NE · RED CLOUD, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7989JBell 47G5A
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770629018429A
- Case key
- 147201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2119 77/6/29 RED CLOUD,NE BELL 47G5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2900 TIME - 2000 N7989J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED CLOUD,NE RED CLOUD,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- DURING LIFT-OFF FROM TRAILER,SKID CAUGHT IN TIE-DOWN CHAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7989J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7989J · 1
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