- Date
- August 5, 1973
- Place
- Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6579DBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730805027969A
- Case key
- 189017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2777 73/8/5 DESTIN,FLA BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4500 TIME - 1615 N6579D PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 2900 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESTIN,FLA LOCAL 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: PISTON,PISTON RINGS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HOLE BURNED THRU TOP OF PISTON,BURNED EXH VALVE.CAUSE NOT DTMND.MECH THOUGHT RESULT OF DETONATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6579D
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6579D · 1
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