- Date
- October 25, 1967
- Place
- Davie, FL · DAVIE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N17271Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0835 67/10/25 DAVIE,FLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3345 TIME - 0945 N17271 PX- 0 0 1 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 432 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUNNING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS FOULED,EXCESSIVE GAP,OR CLOSED BY CARBON.96HRS OPERN.PLT SAID PRE-TAKEOFF ENG CHECK OK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17271
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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 N17271 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA87IA185Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMiami, FLWhile in cruise flt at aprx 300 ft the plt reported that he heard a loud noise followed by a loss of power. He then autorotated & set the helicopter down with no further incident. Insp of the eng revealed that the number 6 cylinder connecting rod failed near…NTSB MIA85LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiami, FLThe plt stated the helicopter gained too much forward speed because of gusty winds while he was maneuvering the helicopter to the refueling area. A hard landing resulted as the plt attempted to slow the helicopter to avoid contacting refueling equipment.NTSB MIA71FKT61Accident · No injuriesClosedHomstead, FL