- Date
- February 2, 1966
- Place
- Broqueville, PA · BROQUEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N225BBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0020 66/2/2 BROQUEVILLE PA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1300 TIME - 1230 N225B PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-RIGHT LANDING SKID FROZEN IN SNOW AT LIFTOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N225B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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