- Date
- July 24, 1978
- Place
- Angwin, CA · ANGWIN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73240Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780724023789A
- Case key
- 140641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2065 78/7/24 ANGWIN,CA BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1043 TIME - 1600 N73240 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGWIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANGWIN,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WIND GUSTS 10 TO 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73240
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Angwin
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73240 · 2
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