- Date
- August 2, 1969
- Place
- Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6219NBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3410 69/8/2 BISHOP,CALIF BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7904 TIME - 0855 N6219N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 555 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISHOP,CALIF BISHOP,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- TAIL LOW LDG,BENT T/R GUARD ALLOWING T/R TO HIT GRND,SHEAR T/R DRIVE SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6219N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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