UNK66X0156

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G-5 · Episkopi, Greece · July 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1966
Place
Episkopi, Greece · EPISKOPI, Greece
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N8574FBell 47G-5
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121389

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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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6-0050  66/7/12    EPISKOPI GREECE     BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1247                    N8574F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   31, 3400 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8574F
Reported as
Bell 47G-5
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.