- Date
- June 6, 1965
- Place
- Willits, CA · WILLITS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8438EBell 47J2
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178218
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0561 65/6/6 NR.WILLITS CALIF BELL 47J2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4900 TIME - 0645 N8438E PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK MARKER STAKE DURING HOVER TAXI-MARKER STAKE NOT FOUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8438E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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