- Date
- May 25, 1979
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68367Bell 47-G2
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790525011529A
- Case key
- 136275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1099 79/5/25 SALINAS,CA BELL 47-G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 7091 TIME - 0545 N68367 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- NO CHEMICAL BEING CARRIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68367
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salinas
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N68367 · 2
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