- Date
- January 28, 1974
- Place
- Westminster, CA · WESTMINSTER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74084Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740128005819A
- Case key
- 186890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0401 74/1/28 WESTMINSTER,CALIF BELL 47D1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 36104 TIME - 1039 N74084 PX- 1 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOW ROTOR RPM,BLADE FLAPPING.M/R HIT TAIL BOOM INFLT.TAIL BOOM SEPARATED.PLT TIME FM OPERATOR EST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74084
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.