- Date
- December 29, 1973
- Place
- Greenville, MI · GREENVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N6738DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731229042089A
- Case key
- 187423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4029 73/12/29 GREENVILLE,MICH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N6738D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 17000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2660 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K. STUDENT PULLD PWR OFF TOO FAST. TREE IN AUTOROTATN PATH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6738D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenville Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
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