19730516012049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Dayton, MT · May 16, 1973

Date
May 16, 1973
Place
Dayton, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N73946
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA73FTI20
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total4,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Severe leak in spray hose or sys allowed inflammable spray to ctc hot eng area. Plt autorotated ok.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE LEAK IN SPRAY HOSE OR SYS ALLOWED INFLAMMABLE SPRAY TO CTC HOT ENG AREA.PLT AUTOROTATED OK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.