- Date
- June 16, 1979
- Place
- Waupwallopen, PA · WAUPWALLOPEN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2884BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790616012639A
- Case key
- 135784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1393 79/6/16 WAUPWALLOPEN,PA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N2884B PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUPWALLOPEN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- RPM DECAYED,DURING TURN BACK COPTER STRUCK A TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2884B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hobbi
N2884BRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.