- Date
- November 30, 1980
- Place
- Horseshoe Lk, AZ · HORSESHOE LK, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8272EBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801130071239A
- Case key
- 127518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3771 80/11/30 NR.HORSESHOE LK,AZ BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 14000 TIME - 1100 N8272E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 12269 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HORSESHOE LK,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE CNTRL CABLE JAM,CNTRL HOUSING PULLED FREE OF CLAMP.CREEK BANK COLLAPSED AFTER LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8272E
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8272ERegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6A4200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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