- Date
- August 21, 1976
- Place
- Tuckerman, AR · TUCKERMAN, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N981BBell 47H-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760821025459A
- Case key
- 154969
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2190 76/8/21 TUCKERMAN,AR BELL 47H-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N981B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 5980 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 29 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCKERMAN,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENG MALF,CAUSE OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N981B
- Reported as
- Bell 47H-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jones Farm
N981BRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Bell 47H-1Airframe modelBell 47H-1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N981B · 2
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