- Date
- July 1, 1972
- Place
- Monte Rio, CA · MONTE RIO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8186JBell 47
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2775 72/7/1 MONTE RIO,CALIF BELL 47 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1876 TIME - 1030 N8186J PX- 0 0 1 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTE RIO CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- M/R BLADE HIT TAIL BOOM.SUPPORTING FIRE CONTROL ACTIVITY.OPERATOR-COUNTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8186J
- Reported as
- Bell 47
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8186JRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Bell 47G3B2AAirframe modelBell 47G3B2AEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.