- Date
- July 25, 1969
- Place
- Willow Crek, CA · WILLOW CREK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8465EBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2570 69/7/25 WILLOW CREK,CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3000 TIME - 1300 N8465E PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOREST SERVICE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW CREK,CALIF WILLOW CREK,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- LDG ON INADQT PAD ON MT SIDE,R SKID OFF PAD. MAN JUMPED ON/OFF L SKID CAUSED M/R HIT GRND,CTL LOSS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8465E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Forest Service
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