- Date
- June 20, 1970
- Place
- Union Lake, MI · UNION LAKE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N73271Bell 47-J2
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2636 70/6/20 UNION LAKE,MICH BELL 47-J2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3050 TIME - 2130 N73271 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVONIA,MICH WESTLAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER APRX 200-300FT AGL,FAILED TO RECOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73271
- Reported as
- Bell 47-J2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N73271Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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