- Date
- January 1, 1972
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N919SFBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0253 72/1/1 CHULA VISTA,CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1050 N919SF PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 46, 4619 TOTAL HOURS, 169 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHULA VISTA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- DMGD M/R BLADES. T/R BOOM SEPARATED. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N919SF
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brown
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Other investigations on N919SF · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX97LA248Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportButtonwillow, CAfailure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from a utility pole (obstruction) during aerial application. The obstruction was a related factor.NTSB LAX93LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGonzales, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the wires.NTSB LAX75DUQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedArroyo Grande, CA