- Date
- September 13, 1966
- Place
- San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8468EBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0951 66/9/13 SAN RAFAEL CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 10433 TIME - 1340 N8468E PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 10133 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ROTORS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- M/R TILTED,BLADES STRUCK LOADING CART.ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE,CRASHED ABOUT 50 FT FROM LOADING SPOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8468E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8468E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW08CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMullen, NEThe plot's distraction with the chemical load resulting the failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A factor was no suitable terrain for landing.NTSB OAK72FVD11Accident · No injuriesClosedBrentwood, CANTSB OAK66A0033Accident · No injuriesClosedAntioch, CA