LAX74DUJ34

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206B · Tucson, AZ · November 19, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1973
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N42ALBell 206B
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731119042329A
Case key
187763

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4102  73/11/19 NR.TUCSON,ARIZ        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2618
        TIME - 1523                    N42AL               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 514 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TUCSON,ARIZ                  ALBUQUERQUE, N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON MTN PLATEAU, DMGD SKID & LWR FUSELAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N42AL
Reported as
Bell 206B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mount Lemmon

FAA reports on this event · 1

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