- Date
- July 23, 1975
- Place
- Belen, NM · BELEN, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73998Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750723022859A
- Case key
- 150271
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2164 75/7/23 NR.BELEN,NM BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3435 TIME - 1430 N73998 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELEN,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WELD PREVIOUSLY CRACKED,SKID COLLAPSED.M/R SEVERED TAILBOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73998
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N73998 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI94T#A04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMedina, MNNTSB CHI91DER13Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMaple Grove, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the forced landing. Related factors are the loss of engine power, loss of rotor RPM, the eroded compressor blades, the pilot's operation with known deficiencies in equipment and…NTSB DEN79FQA37Accident · No injuriesClosedSocorro, NMNTSB LAX65A0071Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBishop, CA