19880615046519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Benoit, MS · June 15, 1988

Date
June 15, 1988 · 07:10 local
Place
Benoit, MS
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KZWG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73947
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA192
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total1,800 in this make and model

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What happened

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Engine quit on takeoff. Rolled over on landing when skids caught in rice field. Water rust in carburetor bowl.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. ROLLED OVER ON LANDING WHEN SKIDS CAUGHT IN RICE FIELD. WATER RUST IN CARBURETOR BOWL.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N73947 · 1

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