- Date
- July 7, 1978
- Place
- Glen Ellen, CA · GLEN ELLEN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N927BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780707018009A
- Case key
- 141326
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1624 78/7/7 NR.GLEN ELLEN,CA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 826 TIME - 0930 N927B PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLEN ELLEN,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- HOOKED WIRE WITH SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N927B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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