- Date
- July 23, 1968
- Place
- North Fork, ID · NORTH FORK, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8537FBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4649 68/7/23 NR.NORTH FORK,ID BELL 47G3B1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N8537F PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D AGE 33, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- M/R HIT BOULDER.PLT IN HOVER-STOP ON NARROW MT LEDGE.ACFT ROLLED DOWN MT SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8537F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8537FRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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