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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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2-0333 66/5/30 LUNA N MEX BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3450
TIME - 1310 N1198W PX- 0 2 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
RATED.
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
CLEAR UNLIMITED
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 79
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
225 25
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR NONE
REMARKS- PILOT MISINTERPRETED TURBULENCE INDUCED CONTROL LOSS FOR TAIL ROTOR FAILURE.
