- Date
- August 6, 1976
- Place
- Brewster, NY · BREWSTER, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7737Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760806027819A
- Case key
- 155484
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2425 76/8/6 BREWSTER,NY BELL 47D1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 750 TIME - 1752 N7737 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWBURGH,NY DANBURY,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HELICOPTER AT LOW ALT OVR HIGHWAY EST AS 25FT AGL BFR WIRE STRIKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7737
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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