- Date
- July 5, 1981
- Place
- Agua Dulce, CA · AGUA DULCE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9763ZBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810705046159A
- Case key
- 123962
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2419 81/7/5 AGUA DULCE,CA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 84 TOTAL TIME - 1740 N9763Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA VALENCIA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT RPTD PWR LOSS AT 300FT,SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION.PLT ATMPTD REPOSITION ACFT.NO ENG MALFN FD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9763Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9763ZRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9763Z · 2
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