- Date
- June 13, 1973
- Place
- Cuba, NM · CUBA, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4727RBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730613019959A
- Case key
- 189906
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2440 73/6/13 NR.CUBA,N MEX BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1400 N4727R PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO 1971 TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUBA,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WASTE GATE ACTUATOR ARM BINDING.PLT ATMTD PARTIAL PWR LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4727R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4727RRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 1977 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.