- Date
- April 19, 1971
- Place
- Mays Ldg, NJ · MAYS LDG, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73944Bell 47G4
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160509
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1079 71/4/19 MAYS LDG,NJ BELL 47G4 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2500 TIME - 0820 N73944 PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAYS LDG,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT ON TKOF W A SLING LOAD OF WTR.WIND GUSTS TO 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73944
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Davis Field
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