- Date
- July 10, 1969
- Place
- Redwood Cty, CA · REDWOOD CTY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6730CBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164830
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2604 69/7/10 REDWOOD CTY,CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N6730C PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D AGE 26, 2585 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDWOOD CTY,CALIF REDWOOD CTY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING DITCHING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- SLING LOAD FELL INTO WATER,IMPROPER HOOKUP. TOO LOW DURING REARWARD FLT OVR LOAD,T/R HIT UNK OBJCT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6730C
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage