- Date
- December 11, 1967
- Place
- Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1346XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0881 67/12/11 NR.HONOLULU,HAWAII BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2707 TIME - 1020 N1346X PX- 0 0 1 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1283 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOLO RDG HELPAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO CHECK SLING LOAD HOOKUP.SLING LOAD CABLE CAUGHT ON AFT END OF RT SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1346X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palolo Rdg Helpad