- Date
- July 26, 1965
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3628GBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0536 65/7/26 PANAMA CITY,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6250 TIME - 1820 N3628G PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- WATER IN CARBURETOR.CONTROL FRICTION TOO TIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3628G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3628GRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N3628G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA93LA144Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPanama City, FLImproper planning/decision by the pilot-in-command and his failure to maintain rotor RPM, which resulted in failure of the helicopter to attain effective translational lift. Factors related to the accident were: the fence & terrain conditions.NTSB MIA76FLD46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedClearwater, FL