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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Ruby, AK · September 2, 1979

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Date: September 2, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place: Ruby, AK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N12848
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,080 total170 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N12848Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Bell 47G-2S/N 2239 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot said he was experiencing carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID HE WAS EXPERIENCING CARBURETOR ICE.

Other reports on N12848 · 1

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