- Date
- July 25, 1964
- Place
- Reagor Sprgs, TX · REAGOR SPRGS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73289Bell 47G4
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0253 64/7/25 REAGOR SPRGS TEX BELL 47G4 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N73289 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 40, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73289
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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