- Date
- July 7, 1974
- Place
- Midland, OR · MIDLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N957BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740707021139A
- Case key
- 132577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3816 74/7/7 MIDLAND,OREG BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 198 TIME - 1400 N957B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LND ON UPSLOPE.PLT UNABLE TO STOP SLIDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N957B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ranch Heliport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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