- Date
- June 5, 1969
- Place
- Manly Ht Sps, AK · MANLY HT SPS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8520FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171822
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2858 69/6/5 MANLY HT SPS,ALAS BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N8520F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 54, 10066 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANLEY HOT SPRING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILLIPS,FIELD,ALAS MANLY HT SPS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8520F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manley Hot Spring
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