- Date
- March 31, 1967
- Place
- Starke, FL · STARKE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73258Bell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117774
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0263 67/3/31 STARKE,FLA BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 11000 TIME - 1230 N73258 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCFT-CLUTCH SLIPPAGE FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73258
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73258Registration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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