- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Place
- St.Peter, MN · ST.PETER, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N59HBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790902023119A
- Case key
- 134207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2723 79/9/2 NR.ST.PETER,MN BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 779 TIME - 1650 N59H PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 549 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMBERG FARM PAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.PETER,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 81 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59H
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Holmberg Farm Pad
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N59H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI84LA317Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJeffersonville, OHThe acft started to settle with power during takeoff after the acft was loaded with chemicals. The plt said he had a choice of, going through a fence or over it and decided to go over it. Pulling collective bled off m/r and the acft stopped flying. The tail…NTSB SEA74DYC25Accident · No injuriesClosedSpokane, WANTSB ANC70A0006Accident · No injuriesClosedKing Salmon, AK