- Date
- May 24, 1970
- Place
- San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N730JBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2215 70/5/24 SAN ANTONIO,TEX BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N730J PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 28, 1859 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NUMBER 5 CYL NOT FIRING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N730J
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Antonio
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