- Date
- April 23, 1971
- Place
- Franklin, PA · FRANKLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1413WBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1408 71/4/23 FRANKLIN,PA BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1427 N1413W PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL AGE 31, 640 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 440 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKLIN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PISTOL FND UNDER SEAT RSTRCTD COLL TRVL,PRDUCED LOSS OF LIFT.ACFT HIT TREES CRSHD AND BURNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1413W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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