- Date
- May 24, 1974
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5199BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740524020279A
- Case key
- 125832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1299 74/5/24 RICHMOND,VA BELL 47J CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3040 TIME - 1630 N5199B PX- 1 0 0 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARNELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TAIL BOOM SEPARATED BY MN ROTOR STRIKE DRG AUTOROTATION.ACFT CONTINUED THRU ROOF OF HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5199B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Parnell
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5199B · 1
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