- Date
- February 5, 1978
- Place
- Wilmot, WI · WILMOT, WI
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6780DBell 47-J
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780205013009A
- Case key
- 142866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1845 78/2/5 WILMOT,WI BELL 47-J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 788 TIME - 1430 N6780D PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTOSHA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHORN,WI TWIN LAKES,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6780D
- Reported as
- Bell 47-J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westosha
N6780DRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Bell 47JAirframe modelBell 47JEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6780D · 1
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