- Date
- July 8, 1981
- Place
- Pawtucket, RI · PAWTUCKET, RI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N59415Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810708046139A
- Case key
- 124707
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2002 81/7/8 PAWTUCKET,RI BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0935 N59415 PX- 0 0 1 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 65, 7105 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6327 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAWTUCKET,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- R SKID CONTACTED 22 INCH TWY LGT DRG HOVER TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59415
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Central
N59415Registration cancelled Jul 28, 2006 · Bell 47G3B2AAirframe modelBell 47G3B2AEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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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.