- Date
- January 31, 1970
- Place
- South Hadley, MA · SOUTH HADLEY, MA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1774Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0666 70/1/31 SOUTH HADLEY,MASS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3444 TIME - 1230 N1774 PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1214 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLEMONT,MASS W SPRINGFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- SHELBY CONVERSION.RAN OUT OF AFT CYCLIC.HIT GRND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.EXCEEDED FORWARD CG.NEAR GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1774
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed