- Date
- June 7, 1965
- Place
- Orange Grove, TX · ORANGE GROVE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3087GBell Kitz
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178236
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0614 65/6/7 NR.ORANGE GROVE TEX BELL KITZ CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N3087G PX- 0 0 1 OTHER AGE 44, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE GROVE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HERDING CATTLE.ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED BY OWNER/PILOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3087G
- Reported as
- Bell Kitz
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange Grove
N3087GRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1Airframe modelBell Kitz Kopters 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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