UNK64X0693

NTSB accident investigation · Barnes 47D1 · Elizabeth City, NC · February 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1964
Place
Elizabeth City, NC · ELIZABETH CITY, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N74090Barnes 47D1
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119637

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0044  64/2/26    ELIZABETH CITY NC   BARNES 47D1         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N74090              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N74090
Reported as
Barnes 47D1
Category
Helicopter, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Z

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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