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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Circleville, OH · May 21, 1974

Date
May 21, 1974
Place
Circleville, OH
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N157B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEK26
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,140 total923 in this make and model2 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.

Unwanted needle split. Incr in pwr caused eng ovrspeed. Un ck throttle rigging. Tail low ldg.

As the FAA filed it

UNWANTED NEEDLE SPLIT.INCR IN PWR CAUSED ENG OVRSPEED.UN CK THROTTLE RIGGING.TAIL LOW LDG.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N157B · 1

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