- Date
- April 5, 1973
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7949JBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730405011549A
- Case key
- 173556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1877 73/4/5 WASHINGTON,DC BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 1 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 741 TIME - 2306 N7949J PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 531 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 6 CYL CONROD CAP BOLT FAILED. LND IN STREET INTERSECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7949J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7949J · 1
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