- Date
- January 19, 1972
- Place
- Batavia, NY · BATAVIA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73907Bell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0282 72/1/19 BATAVIA,NY BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1715 TIME - 0810 N73907 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATAVIA,NY ERIE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- TKOF W R SKID TIED TO RAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73907
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Genesee
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