- Date
- February 26, 1975
- Place
- Furnace Creek, CA · FURNACE CREEK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62345Alouette III
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750226002619A
- Case key
- 148002
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0258 75/2/26 NR.FURNACE CREEK,CA ALOUETTE III CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3943 TIME - 1500 N62345 PX- 0 0 3 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEATH VALLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- STRUCK CAMERA TRUCK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62345
- Reported as
- Alouette III
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.