- Date
- July 4, 1974
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21MPBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740704019829A
- Case key
- 128155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1860 74/7/4 WASHINGTON,DC BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1315 N21MP PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL AGE 39, 1563 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1221 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACOSTIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- APCH MADE TO 10FT AGL.EXPERIENCED 2ND PWR LOSS,UN MNTN RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21MP
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anacostia
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.