- Date
- July 5, 1974
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1773Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740705021079A
- Case key
- 130201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2237 74/7/5 MYRTLE BEACH,SC BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1530 TIME - 1115 N1773 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYRTLE BEACH,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD ON BEACH.BYSTANDERS INJURED.2-1/2GAL FUEL DRAINED,2GAL UNUSABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1773
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N1773 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW82DA073Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDallas, TXThe pilot attempted to land on a narrow flatbed trailer. He stated that he encountered some buffeting from the wind funneling between two hangars. On his third attempt to position the helicopter on the trailer, the right skid slipped off. The main rotor…NTSB IAD78FLJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedNew Bern, NCNTSB MIA76FLG04Accident · No injuriesClosedMyrtle Beach, SC