- Date
- June 27, 1968
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N1393XBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4750 68/6/27 RENO,NEV BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 227 TIME - 0805 N1393X PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO-STEAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT,ON CHECK FLT,MISSJUDGED ALT DURING AUTOROTATONAL DESCENT RESULTING IN T/R GRND STRIKE AT FLARE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1393X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno-Stead
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