- Date
- June 24, 1977
- Place
- Weiwer, AR · WEIWER, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64877Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770624017689A
- Case key
- 147502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1352 77/6/24 NR.WEIWER,AR BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3600 TIME - 0400 N64877 PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEIWER,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SAMPLE FROM TANK CONTAMINATED VIS ONE HALF MI ACFT USED FLOOD LIGHTS FOR NIGHT EMERG LNDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64877
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N64877Registration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N64877 · 2
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