UNK67X0147

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G-5 · Iraklion, Greece · August 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1967
Place
Iraklion, Greece · IRAKLION, Greece
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1395XBell 47G-5
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113420

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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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6-0082  67/8/18    IRAKLION,GREECE     BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0545                    N1395X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 32, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2800 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF GREECE. STRUCK POWER LINES NOT PROPERLY DEFINED.LANDED SAFELY

Aircraft

Registration
N1395X
Reported as
Bell 47G-5
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.