- Date
- July 21, 1966
- Place
- Copper Cntr, AK · COPPER CNTR, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6141Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122518
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0989 66/7/21 NR.COPPER CNTR ALAS BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1800 TIME - 1825 N6141 PX- 0 0 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TONSINA-UPPER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARBURETOR FLOAT RUBBING AGAINST SIDE OF CARBURETOR FLOAT CHAMBER. LANDING AREA DENSE WITH TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6141
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tonsina-Upper
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Other investigations on N6141 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA88LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLebanon, ORThe student was performing an autorotation at about 50' AGL and the flare was begun. The instructor pilot noticed that the helicopter was not leveling and took control of the aircraft. The helicopter settled tail low onto the soft ground striking the tail…NTSB SEA70FWD13Accident · No injuriesClosedMaple Valley, WANTSB UNK68X0141Accident · No injuriesClosedAlberta, Canada