- Date
- January 27, 1973
- Place
- Avon Park, FL · AVON PARK, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1476WBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730127006459A
- Case key
- 170549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1063 73/1/27 AVON PARK,FLA BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N1476W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALCO HELICOPTERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AVON PARK,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- ACFT FOUND DEMOLISHED,CIRCUMSTANCES UNK.MOORING BLOCK NOT REMOVED BFR ROTOR ENGAGED.INJ PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1476W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alco Helicopters
N1476WRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1476W · 1
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