- Date
- December 17, 1973
- Place
- Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8588FBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731217038399A
- Case key
- 187426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4035 73/12/17 TWIN FALLS,ID BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1055 N8588F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 4416 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1776 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN FALLS CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWIN FALLS,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- STUD PRCTCNG PWR OFF AUTOROT. INSTR LVL HELO AFTCYCLIC,DID NOT CK RTR RPM. SURF SFT DRT,GRSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8588F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Twin Falls City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.