- Date
- October 31, 1976
- Place
- Quake Lake, MT · QUAKE LAKE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2835BBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761031034259A
- Case key
- 155943
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3275 76/10/31 QUAKE LAKE,MT BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1810 N2835B PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE AGE 41, 3945 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 258 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENNIS,MT CABIN CREEK,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/R STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES.NIGHT TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2835B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2835BRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Bell 47J-2AAirframe modelBell 47J-2AEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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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.