- Date
- July 1, 1981
- Place
- Salida, CO · SALIDA, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7863SBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810701037689A
- Case key
- 124140
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3230 81/7/1 NR.SALIDA,CO BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1800 N7863S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 60, 4275 TOTAL HOURS, 75 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARR RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALIDA,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 170 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AIRFRAME LOG STATED RE-RIGGED THROTTLE-ALSO NOT OK.28JUN ENTRY STATED THROTTLE VERY STIFF TO FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7863S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carr Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7863S · 1
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