- Date
- June 28, 1976
- Place
- Natural Bridge, AL · NATURAL BRIDGE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1216WBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760628017659A
- Case key
- 153955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1508 76/6/28 NATURAL BRIDGE,AL BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2276 TIME - 0545 N1216W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2076 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NATURAL BRIDGE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 50 KIND OF OPERATION - CHECKING CROPS/TREES/OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR AFTER CRASH ON FLT TO LOOK OVER FIELD TO BE TREATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1216W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1216WRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Bell 47G-4Airframe modelBell 47G-4Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1216W · 1
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