- Date
- January 22, 1977
- Place
- Mccarty, NM · MCCARTY, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8483EBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770122002839A
- Case key
- 156966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0322 77/1/22 MCCARTY,NM BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 5200 TIME - 1700 N8483E PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANTS,NM GRANTS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE RAN OK AFTER ACCIDENT.AIR FILTER VERY DIRTY.MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8483E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- 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 N8483E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL05CA161Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSummerville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance and adequate visual lookout during take-off which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and roll over.NTSB LAX79FUJ13Accident · 1 fatalClosedSpringerville, AZNTSB LAX67A0076Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSanta Ana, CA