- Date
- December 17, 1971
- Place
- Milton, FL · MILTON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3109GBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4499 71/12/17 MILTON,FLA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9281 TIME - 1650 N3109G PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FLA CRESTVIEW,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 5 CON ROD FAILED.MFG SVCE LTR 70-1,REV 1 REC ROD BOLT RPLCMNT AT OVRHAUL.ENG 317HRS SMOH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3109G
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3109GRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Bell 47D1GAirframe modelBell 47D1GEngine modelFranklin 6V-335 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 N3109G · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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