19780728042889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Mesa, CO · July 28, 1978

Date
July 28, 1978 · 07:15 local
Place
Mesa, CO
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7927J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN78FTE80
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
531 total331 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine lost power. Made hard landing. Cut off tail boom. Improper engine installed. Leaky and stuck valves.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE HARD LANDING. CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. IMPROPER ENGINE INSTALLED. LEAKY AND STUCK VALVES.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7927J · 1

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