Bell 47D1
FAA incident reports · 158
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Accident 19800309005569ABell 47D1 · Salinas, CALost cyclic control on swath turn. Made hard landing. Broken horn rotor hub grip possible cause.Accident 19791019031449ABell 47D1 · Pearl City, HIPartial power loss due to warped exhaust valve. Pilot made hard autoratative landing downwind. Rotor hit tail boom.Accident 19790912031439ABell 47D1 · Ardmore, OKInstructor demonstrating low-level autoration. Made hard landing.Accident 19790901023879ABell 47D1 · Hahira, GALost control of helicopter due to binding fore and aft power cylinder. Situation called for more pressure by pilot.Accident 19790624019219ABell 47D1 · Ridgefield, CTEngine stopped enroute. Pilot made hard autorotate landing. Carb icing a factor. Failed to maintain rotor RPM.Accident 19790619011539ABell 47D1 · Hanover, PAStruck wires during spray run.Accident 19790608012409ABell 47D · Parchman, MSTail rotor blade failed in flight.Incident 19790429100789IBell 47D1 · Seattle, WAEngine quit due to failed intake valve.Accident 19790413005499ABell 47D1 · Clearwater, FLPilot made quick stop to hover. Failed to maintain rotor RPM. Rotors hit ground. Aircraft rolled over.Accident 19790107000459ABell 47G · Opa Locka, FLPracticing running takeoffs in gusty wind. Hit ground hard while air taxi for takeoff.Accident 19780917028729ABell 47B3 · Castroville, CACollective pitch became uncontrollable. Main rotor shaft and retai nut scuffed and out of roundAccident 19780826024759ABell 47D1 · Summerville, SCPlt stated RPM loss due imp control input.Accident 19780819030999ABell 47D1 · GAIncident 19780713043869IBell 47D1 · Anchorage, AKEngine misfired and during precautionary landing tail rotor contacted ground.Accident 19780601011369ABell 47D1 · Ukon, IDAccident 19780504011049ABell 47D1 · Sylmar, CAAccident 19780218002349ABell 47D1 · Buttonwillow,Ca, CAYoke tail rotor hub pn 47-641-057-9Accident 19770914028979ABell 47D1 · Parker, AZAcft fueled from grnd support truck. Unidentified foreign material found.Accident 19770823022649ABell 47D1 · Lambert, MSAccident 19770702017889ABell 47D1 · Berlin, GASimplex P/N3630224 failed.Accident 19770629018419ABell 47D1 · Alicia, ARPlt said acft overloaded.Accident 19770625017729ABell 47D1 · Oswego, SCTail rotor struck wire. Complete tail rotor and gearbox separated.Accident 19770524012629ABell 47D1 · Mt.Vernon, MOGascolator not safetied.Accident 19770515010649ABell 47D1 · Ozark, ALLndd tail low on a downslope.Accident 19770308004749ABell 47D1 · Houston, TXAccident 19770227005569ABell 47D1 · Houston, TXAccident 19770223008789ABell 47D1 · Long Beach, CA32 Ounces of fuel drained out of fuel tanks.Accident 19761212037429ABell 47D1 · Vanceville, GASettled into water drg pract hover. Student rotorcraft plt.Accident 19761001032119ABell 47D1 · Johnstown, OHNr 1 & 2 conrod separated,camshaft bkn at 4 lobepwr plt-prior eng overspeedAccident 19760818027109ABell 47D1 · Zion Grove, PAAccident 19760617016639ABell 47B3 · Ravenden, ARSpray boom hit pwr line.Accident 19760604014829ABell 47D1 · Sublette, KSWheat entangled in the skids-pulled acft into ground.Accident 19760525028909ABell 47D1 · Birchwood, AKLnd in 5FT of water. Pax drowned.Accident 19760521019959ABell 47D1 · Lake Butler, FLKind of crop,melons. Pilot made takeoff with acft chained to Trailer.Accident 19760407008769ABell 47D1 · Lancaster, CAPractice autorotations from 4FT hover.Accident 19760301003239ABell 47D1 · South Bay, FLAccident 19760113002999ABell 47D1 · Sacramento, CAAcft tethered to trailer by cable across front of r skid.Accident 19760101001579ABell 47D1 · Capistrano, CAAnti-frost ctl. Lnd in lemon trees.Accident 19751207038429ABell 47D1 · Irving, TXPractice autorotation.Accident 19751024034329ABell 47D1 · Palos Verdes, CAPilot ran out of fuel. Ditched in channel. Acft sank. Gusting to 25K.Accident 19751017037739ABell 47D1 · Homestead, FLSeveral landing areas avbl. Rotor RPM decayed while going to open fld.Accident 19750821034079ABell 47D1 · Monticello, FLAccident 19750620016259ABell 47D1 · Lowry City, MOPut in 3 gals auto fuel from can then maneuvered to refill from pump at auto service station.Accident 19750606017359ABell 47D1 · Carmi, ILHit wires across drain ditch.Accident 19750513009979ABell 47G · Sacramento, CAM/r blades hit tail boom. Practice autorotation.Accident 19750330006739ABell 47D1 · Soledad, CASkids dug into grnd.Accident 19740728023759ABell 47D1 · Seal Beach, CAM/r blades flexed into tail boom.Accident 19740706017979ABell 47D1 · Almyra, ARSpray pmp injestd stone whch causd eng accssry drv gr to shearAccident 19740619030709ABell 47D1 · Zafra, OKNo eng mlfnctn fnd drng invstgtnAccident 19740521027169ABell 47D1 · Circleville, OHUnwanted needle split. Incr in pwr caused eng ovrspeed. Un ck throttle rigging. Tail low ldg.
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