- Date
- July 30, 1969
- Place
- Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73909Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165477
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2925 69/7/30 GRND CANYON,ARIZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1526 N73909 PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 27, 1641 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 197 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRND CANYON,ARIZ GRND CANYON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT TWO SUITABLE LANDING AREAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73909
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N73909 · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA04LA114Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMedford, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering. Trees were a factor.NTSB SEA94LA065Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGold Hill, ORSeparation of the crossover fuel line, and the inability of the pilot in command to maintain a proper rate of descent during the autorotation.NTSB SEA74DYA12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedNew Meadows, IDNTSB LAX69D0357Accident · No injuriesClosedGrnd Canyon, AZNTSB DEN66A0074Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrand Canyon, AZNTSB UNK64X0473Accident · 1 fatalClosedLittle Nway, CA