- Date
- August 27, 1975
- Place
- Granite Mt., AK · GRANITE MT., AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73279Bell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750827042239A
- Case key
- 151374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3908 75/8/27 NR.GRANITE MT.,AK BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2474 TIME - 1700 N73279 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANITE MT.,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LND ON SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73279
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N73279 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX92LA396Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVolcano, HIThe pilot's improper use of the collective control after inadvertently entering a power settling condition.NTSB ANC91LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThompson Pass, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and improper flare during landing.