- Date
- January 1, 1976
- Place
- Capistrano, CA · CAPISTRANO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9673ZBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760101001579A
- Case key
- 152373
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0151 76/1/1 NR.CAPISTRANO,CA BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 996 TIME - 0145 N9673Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPISTRANO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ANTI-FROST CTL. LND IN LEMON TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9673Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9673ZRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N9673Z · 1
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