- Date
- March 4, 1964
- Place
- Nikishika, AK · NIKISHIKA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8497EBell 47J2
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0052 64/3/4 NIKISHIKA ALAS BELL 47J2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4900 TIME - 1200 N8497E PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE REMARKS- AERIAL TAXI IN CONFINED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8497E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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