- Date
- April 17, 1977
- Place
- Polson, MT · POLSON, MT
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N12437Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770417008039A
- Case key
- 158054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0956 77/4/17 NR.POLSON,MT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N12437 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 63, 17095 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 607 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG ARM,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- UNMARKED WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12437
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N12437Registration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N12437 · 1
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