- Date
- December 16, 1974
- Place
- Kamas, UT · KAMAS, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73218Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741216041289A
- Case key
- 145017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4068 74/12/16 NR.KAMAS,UT BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2932 TIME - 1530 N73218 PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAMAS,UT OAKLEY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: CLAMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TURBO SYS LOST DUE FAILED TURBO EXHAUST CLAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73218
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73218Registration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine 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.