- Date
- April 12, 1979
- Place
- Swanton, VT · SWANTON, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N902ZBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790412011269A
- Case key
- 137092
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1106 79/4/12 SWANTON,VT BELL 47G CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1750 N902Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 429 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 85 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWANTON,VT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- A/C ROLLED OVER ON R/SIDE AFTER SKID FAILED-WNDS GUSTING TO 14KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N902Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Franklin County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.