- Date
- December 9, 1981
- Place
- Encinal, TX · ENCINAL, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8573FBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811209079339A
- Case key
- 122973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3135 81/12/9 NR.ENCINAL,TX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8278 TIME - 0930 N8573F PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 2576 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENCINAL,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: SPRAG SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HERDING CATTLE.LOST PWR TO MAIN ROTOR AT APRX 60FT AGL,OBSTNS AHEAD.FND WEAK SPG IN FREEWHLG UNIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8573F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8573FRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Bell 47G-4AAirframe modelBell 47G-4AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8573F · 1
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