- Date
- November 20, 1969
- Place
- Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73995Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4447 69/11/20 ALAMOGORDO,N MEX BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4095 TIME - 0830 N73995 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 635 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLOMAN AFB,N MEX MARS SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73995
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73995Registration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N73995 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI08CA192Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPort Edwards, WIThe pilot failed to maintain control of the helicopter when he inadvertently flared the helicopter and the rotor rpm decayed as a result of sustaining bee stings during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accidnet included the bees and the low…NTSB CHI80DEP36Accident · No injuriesClosedPlainfield, WI