- Date
- July 3, 1971
- Place
- Heber, AZ · HEBER, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1191WBell 204B
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2324 71/7/3 HEBER,ARIZ BELL 204B CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3100 TIME - 1430 N1191W PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FUGUWEE,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: VANES,GUIDE POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- HIGH OVERTEMP CONDITION EXISTED.ENG QUIT IN HOVER,SLING LD RELEASED,ACFT HIT LOAD WHILE LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1191W
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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