- Date
- October 1, 1979
- Place
- Torrey, UT · TORREY, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8537FBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791001024819A
- Case key
- 133253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3439 79/10/1 NR.TORREY,UT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2457 TIME - 1700 N8537F PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 896 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORREY,UT TORREY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8537F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8537FRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8537F · 5
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