- Date
- June 30, 1966
- Place
- Livingston, MT · LIVINGSTON, MT
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73916Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0570 66/6/30 NR.LIVINGSTON MONT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4880 TIME - 1130 N73916 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 3349 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILL CREEK STA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AERIAL SURVEY FOREST AREA.SMALL FIRE IN TURBOCHARGER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73916
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mill Creek Sta
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Other investigations on N73916 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX87LA222Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPayson, AZA Bell 47G-3B-1 collided with trees and was subsequently destroyed by fire after a loss of power in a remote wilderness area. The pilot reported the engine went to idle during flight. He was unable to regain engine RPM by manipulation of the throttle. The…NTSB SEA68A0021Accident · No injuriesClosedWest Glacier, MT