- Date
- August 28, 1975
- Place
- Branson, MO · BRANSON, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N1192WBell 47J2A
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750828025709A
- Case key
- 150873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2502 75/8/28 BRANSON,MO BELL 47J2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 914 TIME - 1900 N1192W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 465 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANSON,MO BRANSON,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE CUT TAIL SECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1192W
- Reported as
- Bell 47J2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N1192W · 1
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