19790312006039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4 · Russellville, KY · March 12, 1979

Date
March 12, 1979 · 16:10 local
Place
Russellville, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1218W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FLQ09
Reported as
Bell 47G4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,026 total2,626 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Forced landing due to engine failure. Carburetor ice suspected.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.CARBURETOR ICE SUSPECTED.

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 N1218W · 1

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