UNK64X2757

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G2 · 30 Mi Se Wall, SD · July 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1964
Place
30 Mi Se Wall, SD · 30 MI SE WALL, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2820BBell 47G2
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183561

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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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2-0317  64/7/11    30 MI SE WALL S D   BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 603
        TIME - 1430                    N2820B              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING

Aircraft

Registration
N2820B
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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