- Date
- February 27, 1977
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9736ZBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770227005569A
- Case key
- 157148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0384 77/2/27 HOUSTON,TX BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1225 N9736Z PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 48, 5185 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARLAND,TX HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9736Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9736ZRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9736Z · 1
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