- Date
- June 27, 1968
- Place
- Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73284Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109548
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3284 68/6/27 NR.LEWISTON,ID BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0810 N73284 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 47, 21021 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1547 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73284
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N73284Registration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N73284 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI98LA198Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLe Center, MNthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire. A factor associated with the accident was the wire which the helicopter contacted.NTSB CHI91DER05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLasalle, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain. A related factor is the pilot's misjudged altitude above the crop.NTSB SEA80FYP34Accident · No injuriesClosedSunnyside, WANTSB SEA73FYG13Accident · 1 fatalClosedSelah, WANTSB SEA71DVQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedSixes, OR