UNK64X3311

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47D1 · Rose Hill, KS · August 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1964
Place
Rose Hill, KS · ROSE HILL, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9713CBell 47D1
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182678

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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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2-0682   64/8/9  NR.ROSE HILL KANS     BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1455                    N9713C              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             AGE 34, 2417 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLISON WITH WIRES DAMAGED ROTOR BLADES-LANDING MADE WITHOUT FURTHUR DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9713C
Reported as
Bell 47D1
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.

Other investigations on N9713C · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.