- Date
- December 2, 1973
- Place
- Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N178BBell 47G-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731202038299A
- Case key
- 187425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4034 73/12/2 NR.MISSOULA,MONT BELL 47G-3 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N178B PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 32, 7858 TOTAL HOURS, 12 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-BELL FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISSOULA,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- STUD PRCTCNG SLOPE LNDS TO HELIPORT,5 DEG SLP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N178B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnson-Bell Fld
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N178B · 1
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