- Date
- June 4, 1969
- Place
- Deer Lodge, MT · DEER LODGE, MT
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8409EBell 47G-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2600 69/6/4 NR.DEER LODGE,MONT BELL 47G-3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 49 TOTAL TIME - 2000 N8409E PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEER LODGE,MONT DEER LODGE,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DIED 21 DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT.ATTEMPTED LDG ON A HILLTOP.LOST CTL WHILE HOVERING AT APRXLY 2 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8409E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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