- Date
- February 14, 1969
- Place
- Chelan, WA · CHELAN, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6712DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114435
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0938 69/2/14 CHELAN,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N6712D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 14071 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6460 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIMULATED SWATH RUN ALONG FENCE ROW.ROLLING TERRAIN.ACFT CARTWHEELED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6712D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6712DRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N6712D · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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