- Date
- August 19, 1970
- Place
- Manahawkin, NJ · MANAHAWKIN, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3105GBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113000
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1514 70/8/19 MANAHAWKIN,NJ BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3854 TIME - 1340 N3105G PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARNEGAT,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- DID NOT DTRM GRND COULD SUPPORT ACFT WT.SKIDS STUCK,BROKE DURG LIFT-OFF ATMT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3105G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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