- Date
- October 1, 1966
- Place
- Pearlblosom, CA · PEARLBLOSOM, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1166WBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1027 66/10/1 PEARLBLOSOM CALIF BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7000 TIME - 0914 N1166W PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP BALLPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO.2 INTAKE VALVE NOT SEATING-ERRATIC CARBURETOR-TURBOCHARGER HAD WARPED BYPASS GATE VALVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1166W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Islip Ballpark