- Date
- January 8, 1973
- Place
- Zuni, NM · ZUNI, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1166WBell 473GB1
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730108000859A
- Case key
- 169701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0119 73/1/8 ZUNI,N MEX BELL 473GB1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N1166W PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 2016 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 550 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLUP,N MEX RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- METAL CHIP FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WEDGED IN TURBOCHARGER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1166W
- Reported as
- Bell 473GB1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.