- Date
- March 17, 1967
- Place
- Hilo, HI · HILO, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1346XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119171
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0262 67/3/17 NR.HILO,HAWAII BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2420 TIME - 0815 N1346X PX- 0 0 0 MIL/CTR CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 962 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- LOWERING SLING LOAD INTO FOREST.FIRST TIME OPERATION ATTEMPTED WITH FLOATS ON HELICOPTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1346X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage