- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Place
- Happy Camp, CA · HAPPY CAMP, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7958JBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730820026919A
- Case key
- 189061
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2721 73/8/20 NR.HAPPY CAMP,CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N7958J PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 23, 1800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 186 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAPPY CAMP,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR STRUCK OBSTRUCTIONS AT MOUNTAIN HELIPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7958J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shasta Trinity
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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