- Date
- September 26, 1968
- Place
- Chowchilla, CA · CHOWCHILLA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3377HBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3268 68/9/26 CHOWCHILLA,CALIF BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 17000 TIME - 1140 N3377H PX- 0 0 2 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT TOOK-OFF TO CONDUCT AERIAL SURVEY FOR FUTURE AERIAL APPLICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3377H
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3377HRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2007 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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