- Date
- September 9, 1966
- Place
- Vincent, CA · VINCENT, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73250Bell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1156 66/9/9 NR.VINCENT CALIF BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6015 TIME - 0852 N73250 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 271 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO.1 PISTON AND PISTON PIN FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73250
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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