- Date
- August 8, 1973
- Place
- Inchelium, WA · INCHELIUM, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8439EBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730808025689A
- Case key
- 188819
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3829 73/8/8 INCHELIUM,WASH BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1920 TIME - 1925 N8439E PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPOKANE,WASH INCHELIUM,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LDG APPROACH TO CONFINED AREA AT DUSK.WIRES NOT MARKED.PLT HADNT LND AT SITE FOR ABT 2 YRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8439E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8439E · 1
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