- Date
- August 7, 1966
- Place
- Darrington, WA · DARRINGTON, WA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N251PHBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0712 66/8/7 NR.DARRINGTON WASH BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 800 TIME - 0730 N251PH PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- LOST ROTOR RPM DURING APPROACH TO MOUNTAIN HELIPAD-TURNED AWAY-TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N251PH
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed