- Date
- March 6, 1978
- Place
- New Bern, NC · NEW BERN, NC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1773Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780306006219A
- Case key
- 143384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1082 78/3/6 NEW BERN,NC BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N1773 PX- 0 0 2 POWER/PIPELINE 36, 6130 TOTAL HOURS, 261 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BERN,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- POWER LINE PATROL.CRANKSHAFT FAIL AT NR 1 CON ROD JOURNAL.T/D DRG FLARE.M/R HIT TAILBOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1773
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N1773 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW82DA073Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDallas, TXThe pilot attempted to land on a narrow flatbed trailer. He stated that he encountered some buffeting from the wind funneling between two hangars. On his third attempt to position the helicopter on the trailer, the right skid slipped off. The main rotor…NTSB MIA76FLG04Accident · No injuriesClosedMyrtle Beach, SCNTSB MIA75FLG02Accident · No injuriesClosedMyrtle Beach, SC