- Date
- June 9, 1964
- Place
- 9oe Umiat, AK · 9OE UMIAT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6737PBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0272 64/6/9 9OE UMIAT ALAS BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7210 TIME - 0610 N6737P PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FRONT OF PARKED AIRCRAFT RAISED BY WIND FORCING THE TAIL ROTOR TO HIT THE GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6737P
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage