- Date
- June 18, 1966
- Place
- Burlington, MA · BURLINGTON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73948Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0534 66/6/18 BURLINGTON MASS BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N73948 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 45, 6566 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RCA HELIPAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK EDGE OF WOODEN HELIPAD DURING LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73948
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rca Helipad
N73948Registration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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